Pathologic evaluation of routine tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy specimens in the pediatric population: Is it really necessary?

Erdag T., Ecevit M., Guneri E., Dogan E., Ikiz A., SÜTAY S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.69, no.10, pp.1321-1325, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 69 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.05.005
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1321-1325
  • Keywords: tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, histology, pathology, malignancy, LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE, TONSILS, CHILDREN
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the necessity of histopathologic examination for routine tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy in terms of unexpected malignancy by evaluating a large group of pediatric patients retrospectively with review of the literature.