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Adenoidal structure

Known as: Tonsils, Pharyngeal, Nasopharyngeal tonsil, Tonsila pharyngealis 
A fold of lymphatic tissue covered by ciliated epithelium at the very back of the nose, in the roof of the nasopharynx.
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Adenoid hypertrophyAdenoidectomyBenign tumor of nasopharynxBlood supply aspects

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Lymphoid TissueNasopharynxTonsil

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1998
1998
Biopsy Pathology of the Prostate
Normal anatomy and histology: anatomy and histology of the prostate seminal vesicles and ejaculatory ducts Cowper glands… 
1986
1986
Ear, nose, and throat operations in the United States, 1979 to 1984.
  • I. Rutkow
  • Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck…
  • 1986
  • Corpus ID: 5181070
Using data from the National Center for Health Statistics for 1979 to 1984, I found a 5% decrease in total ear, nose, and throat… 
1985
1985
Fine needle aspiration of adenoid cystic carcinoma metastatic to the lung. Cytologic features and differential diagnosis.
: Two examples of adenoid cystic carcinoma metastatic to the lung, one from a Bartholin's gland and the other from a… 
1985
1985
Mouse lymph node follicular dendritic cells: quantitative analysis and isolation.
Follicular dendritic cells (FDC) are peculiar non-lymphoid cells only present in lymph follicles especially in germinal centers… 
1984
1984
Experience with primary neoplasms of the trachea and carina.
From 1963 to 1983, 44 patients presented with a primary tracheal neoplasm that was amenable to surgical treatment. Forty-two of… 
1983
1983
An Economic Study of Cost Savings on a Care-by-Parent Ward
Alternatives to inpatient care that improve quality of care and save money are desirable during periods of restraint on hospital… 
1982
1982
Decreases in ciliary beat frequency due to intranasal administration of propranolol.
Recently the intranasal application of 5% propranolol was proposed in order to prevent the extensive first-pass metabolism of… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary gland.
We describe 15 patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary glands treated by radiotherapy from 1960 to 1978. All… 
1973
1973
Cardiac failure with tonsil and adenoid hypertrophy.
Since 1965, when cor pulmonale secondary to enlarged tonsils and adenoids was first recognized, 4 of 36 cases (12%) have died… 
1952
1952
Hearing loss in children with cleft palates.
THE RELUCTANCE of most otolaryngologists to perform tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies on children with cleft palates has been…