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Tonsillolith – report of an unusual case

2007; Springer Nature; Volume: 202; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/bdj.2007.175

1476-5373

M. P. Caldas, Ellen Gaby Neves, Flávio Ricardo Manzi, Solange María de Almeida, F N Bóscolo, Francisco Haiter‐Neto,

Head and Neck Anomalies

Tonsilloliths are rare concretions found in the tonsillar crypt. They are usually single and unilateral, but occasionally may be multiple or bilateral. This report describes a case of a 47-year-old woman whose radiography revealed one radiopaque image located in the right ramus of the mandible. The patient revealed a history of slight dysphagia, halitosis and swallowing pain with a foreign body sensation. Her medical history revealed a tonsillectomy when she was eight years old and the removal of the uvula because of sleep apnoea six years ago. Computer tomography showed a delimited and calcified oval image measuring 0.6 × 0.6 cm. The tonsillar concretion might have been formed because of a calcification of the lymphoid tissue. On the patient's request, surgical excision was not performed and she will be monitored due to the tendency of such lesions to grow.