Lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsils in childhood: A case report and review

• Autores: Lugo-Machado, Juan Antonio, Medina-Valentón, Elizabeth, Guerrero-Paz, José Alberto, Jacobo-Pinelli, Regina, Jiménez-Rodríguez, Martha, Quintero-Bauman, Alejandro, Gutiérrez-Pérez, Martha Lucía
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
• Repositorio: Revista del Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:cmhnaaa_ojs_cmhnaaa.cmhnaaa.org.pe:article/1471
• Enlace del recurso: https://cmhnaaa.org.pe/ojs/index.php/rcmhnaaa/article/view/1471
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Pólipos linfangiomatosos; amígdalas; palatinas; niños; Lymphangiomatous polyps; palatine; tonsils; children

Background: Lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsils are rare benign lesions. This entity originates from the lymphoid stroma intermixed with parenchyma, being different from papillary hyperplasia, representing approximately 1.9% of tonsillar neoplasms. Objective: To present a case report and systematic review of the pediatric cases published in the literature. The report case: A systematic review was carried out following the PRISMA guidelines of the reports in PubMed, Elsevier, Google Scholar from 2010 to 2021. 18 articles were found of which 8 females and 10 males were found, the mean age was 14 years, in 15 lesions were unilateral. All cases reported the presence of lymphatic vessels in the histopathological exam. Conclusion: There is variability with age with a similar distribution between genders, being rare there is heterogeneity in its denomination.