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Lingual tonsil

Known as: TONSIL, LINGUAL, tonsil lingual, Tonsila lingualis 
The lymphoid follicles on the dorsal surface in the posterior region of the tongue.
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2018
2018
Tonsils form the topographically first immune barrier of an organism against the invasion of pathogens. We used histology to… 
2015
2015
The present study was conducted on lingual tonsil o f 10 young male pigs of 8-10 months age of local mixed breed for li ght and… 
2005
2005
Lingual tonsil hyperplasia is rare, but may cause difficult or inpossible tracheal intubation. We experienced two cases of… 
2003
2003
A 42-year-old woman came to our hospital with a 1-month history of foreign body sensation in the pharynx. Lateral neck radiograph… 
2002
2002
We report a case of mumps with edema of the larynx requiring urgent tracheotomy.The patient was a 47-year-old man. Dyspnea… 
1998
1998
: A case of primary tuberculosis of the lingual amygdala is reported. This is a highly unusual location in the head and neck area… 
1992
1992
  • T. Kamata
  • 1992
  • Corpus ID: 24074961
The lingual tonsils, in company with the pharyngeal and palatine tonsils, constitute Waldyer's tonsillar ring and function as an… 
1990
1990
The degree of lingual tonsil hypertrophy was examined in 197 patients by lateral radiographs of the throat. Two parameters were… 
1988
1988
Thirteen patients with hypertrophied lingual tonsils were treated with laser surgery in the ENT department of Heidberg Hospital… 
1945
1945
Since Waldeyer1first described the lymphatic apparatus of the pharynx, various concepts concerning the development and involution…