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Gross photograph of left tonsillectomy specimen showing a polypoidal mass arising from upper pole.
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Grossly, a 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, soft to firm, polypoidal mass was found attached to the upper pole of left tonsil with a slender stalk (Figure 1).
Histopathological examination showing tissue lined by stratified squamous epithelium lining with numerous dilated lymphatic channels present in underlying parenchyma (hematoxylin and eosin, 4x total magnification).
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Intervening stroma was densely infiltrated by lymphocytes and plasma cells (Figures 2 and 3).
Histopathological examination showing dilated lymphatic channels lined by endothelium (hematoxylin and eosin, 10x total magnification high power).
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Intervening stroma was densely infiltrated by lymphocytes and plasma cells (Figures 2 and 3).