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The tonsils and adenoids are part of the lymphoid tissues that circle the pharynx known as Waldeyer’s ring. This consists of the lymphoid tissue on the base of the tongue (lingual tonsil), two (palatine) tonsils, the adenoids (nasopharyngeal tonsil), and the lymphoid tissue on the posterior pharyngeal wall. (Fig. 14.1) Waldeyer’s ring grows throughout childhood until the age of 11 years and after that decreases spontaneously (Arens et al. 2002).
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(2007). Tonsils and Adenoids. In: Scadding, G., Bull, P., Graham, J. (eds) Pediatric ENT. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33039-4_14
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