Ectopic Oral Tonsillar Tissue: A Case Series with Bilateral and Solitary Presentations and a Review of the Literature

• Main Authors: Masashi Kimura (Author), Toru Nagao (Author), Terumi Saito (Author), Saman Warnakulasuriya (Author), Hiroyuki Ohto (Author), Akihito Takahashi (Author), Kanji Komaki (Author), Yoshiyuki Naganawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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An ectopic tonsil is defined as tonsillar tissue that develops in areas outside of the four major tonsil groups: the palatine, lingual, pharyngeal, and tubal tonsils. The occurrence of tonsillar tissue in the oral cavity in ectopic locations, its prevalence, and its developmental mechanisms that bel...