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Hamartoma of the tonsil

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Benign tumours of the tonsil are relatively uncommon and some types are so rare that each case is of great interest. From India, Kameswaran (1967), Das (1969), Kogata & Narayan (1970) reported one case each of fibroma of the tonsil. A case of hamartoma of the tonsil is presented as no record of such a growth is found in the available literature.

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  1. E.N.T. Department, India

    P. B. Mookerji & M. Sen

  2. Department of Pathology and Bacteriology, Nilratan Sircar Medical College Hospital, 14, Calcutta

    P. Sengupta

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Mookerji, P.B., Sen, M. & Sengupta, P. Hamartoma of the tonsil. Indian J Otolaryngol 28, 181–182 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02991984

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