[Spindle-cell lipoma of the palatine tonsil].

Pathologica

Servizio di Anatomia Istologia e Citologia Patologica, Ospedale S. Martino, Genova.

Published: February 1996

Lipomatous tumor of palatine tonsil are rare. We report a case detected in a 72 year old male with a discussion about differential diagnosis of malignant polipoid lesions of the tonsil and some consideration about the problem of the growth of such neoformation.

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