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Palatine Tonsil

Known as: TONSIL, PALATINE, Tonsilla palatina, Tonsils, Palatine 
A round-to-oval mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in the lateral wall of the PHARYNX. There is one on each side of the oropharynx in the fauces… 
National Institutes of Health

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Benign neoplasm of tonsilBlood supply aspectsCDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology

Narrower (2)

Left faucial tonsil structureRight faucial tonsil structure

Broader (3)

Lymphoid TissuePharyngeal structureSecondary lymphoid organ

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Gender and Ethnic Disparities in Incidence and Survival of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Tongue, Base of Tongue, and Tonsils: A Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program-Based Analysis
Background: Squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) of the oral tongue (OT) and of the base of the tongue and tonsils (BTT) differ with… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The specialised structure of crypt epithelium in the human palatine tonsil and its functional significance.
Abstract Material from 25 human palatine tonsils was studied by light microscopy, immunocytochemistry, scanning and transmission… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Detection of the t(14;18) at similar frequencies in hyperplastic lymphoid tissues from American and Japanese patients.
Follicular lymphoma shows a wide geographic variation in incidence, occurring more frequently in the U.S. than in Japan. A… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Specific neurobehavioral profile of Williams' syndrome is associated with neocerebellar hemispheric preservation
Previous work demonstrated enlargement of the neocerebellar vermis in Williams' syndrome (WS), despite diminished volumes in the… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Regulation of human IgE synthesis. I. Human IgE synthesis in vitro is determined by the reciprocal antagonistic effects of interleukin 4 and interferon‐γ
In the present study culture conditions resulting in optimal IgE synthesis by mononuclear cells (MNC) isolated from peripheral… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Suspected periodontopathic microorganisms and their oral habitats in young children.
Samples of subgingival plaque from 67 children, 5-7 years of age, were examined for the presence of certain suspected periodontal… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Analysis of lymphoid and dendritic cells in human lymph node, tonsil and spleen
SummaryThe distribution of lymphoid and dendritic cells in human reactive lymph nodes, tonsils and spleens was examined by means… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Isolation of follicular dendritic cells from human tonsils and adenoids. II. Immunocytochemical characterization
Follicular dendritic cells (FDC) are specialized cells found only within lymphoid follicles. They bind immune complexes and play… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
An immunomorphologic study of adenosine deaminase distribution in human thymus tissue, normal lymphocytes, and hematopoietic cell lines.
Adenosine deaminase (ADA) has been detected immunohistochemically in human thymus. The enzyme was localized predominantly in… 
Highly Cited
1955
Highly Cited
1955
Studies on Pasteurella septica. I. The occurrence in the nose and tonsils of dogs.
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