Publications by authors named "Paul Hiraiwa"
Objectives: To determine significant histologic findings in tonsils and categorize clinical settings in which they occur to identify cases benefiting from histopathologic examination using a computer-based natural language search (NLS) applied to the electronic medical record.
Methods: The pathology database was queried for tonsillectomy cases accessioned between 2002 and 2018. Tonsils with microscopic examination were reviewed, and indication for examination and diagnoses were tallied.