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Tonsil neoplasm

MedGen UID:
21201
Concept ID:
C0040422
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Neoplasm, Tonsil; Neoplasm, Tonsillar; Neoplasms, Tonsil; Neoplasms, Tonsillar; Tonsil Neoplasm; Tonsil Neoplasms; Tonsillar Neoplasm; Tonsillar Neoplasms
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021250

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the tonsil. [from NCI]

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PubMed

Lee J, Kim K, Kim KH, Keum KC, Kim HR, Hong MH, Choi EC, Kim SH, Koh YW, Lee CG
Radiat Oncol 2022 Dec 20;17(1):209. doi: 10.1186/s13014-022-02177-1. PMID: 36539912Free PMC Article
Beitler JJ, Quon H, Jones CU, Salama JK, Busse PM, Cooper JS, Koyfman SA, Ridge JA, Saba NF, Siddiqui F, Smith RV, Worden F, Yao M, Yom SS; Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology - Head and Neck
Head Neck 2016 Sep;38(9):1299-309. Epub 2016 Jun 22 doi: 10.1002/hed.24447. PMID: 27330003
Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology--Head & Neck Cancer:, Yeung AR, Garg MK, Lawson J, McDonald MW, Quon H, Ridge JA, Saba N, Salama JK, Smith RV, Yom SS, Beitler JJ; American College of Radiology
Head Neck 2012 May;34(5):613-6. Epub 2012 Jan 17 doi: 10.1002/hed.21993. PMID: 22250010

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Diagnosis

Hong W, Wang X, Yu XM, Chen B, Ding GJ, Zhang YP
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2012;5(5):468-71. Epub 2012 May 23 PMID: 22808302Free PMC Article

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