A Rare Tumor of Palatine Tonsils: Chondrolipoma

Chondrolipomas are benign mesenchymal tumors that have two mature tissues simultaneously and emerge as a result of cartilaginous metaplasia in lipomas. They rarely occur in the head and neck area (1%-4%), and occur more frequently in the 60-70 years age group. Although there are cases of the nasopha...

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Main Authors: Gamze Öztürk, Umman Tunç, Kadir Balaban, Hülya Eyigör
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayincilik 2018-09-01
Series:Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access: http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/a-rare-tumor-of-palatine-tonsils-chondrolipoma/43142