Table 1 Clinical Features of IMT Cases in the tonsil
Author | Age/sex | past history | Symptom | Size (cm) | Duration | Treatment | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Present | 51/F | no past medical history of note | A progressive enlarged mass in the left tonsil | 2.6 × 1.8 | 3 yrs | Tonsillectomy (left) | 3 m, NED |
Grube-Pagola et al (2011)12 | 10/F | no past medical history of note | pain in the neck region, cough with vomiting, dyspnoea and dyslexia | 5.2 × 2.4 × 1.5 | 11 m | Bilateral tonsillectomy (lesion in the left tosil) | NA |
Magill et al (2010)13 | 28/F | pregnant woman | sore throat, fever and malaise | NA | 10-day | CO2 laser (right) | 13 m, NED |
Gangopadhyay et al (1997)14 | 41/M | chronic renal failure received a cadaveric renal transplant, HCV+, prednisone, azathioprine, enalapril cyclosporine since renal transplant. | lump in the throat, odynophagia | 2 × 2 × 2 | 2 m | Tonsillectomy (left) | 10 m, NED |
Newman et al (1995)15 | 62/F | Asthma, retroperitoneal fibrosis, Prednisone(o.d) | odynphagia | 3.5 × 2.5 × 2 | 2 m | Tonsillectomy (left) | 16 m, NED |
Weilbaecher et al (1984)16 | 63/M | no past medical history of note | an enlarged right tonsil | 2.5 × 1.5 × 1 | NA | Tonsillectomy (right) | NA |