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Thirty-nine specimens of palatine tonsils macroscopi cally appearing as benign tumors were examined histologically. Histopathological investigation revealed to be squamous cell papilloma in seven cases, hemagioma in one case, squamous cell hyperplasia in 13 cases, stromal overgrowth in 14 cases, combined overgrowth of epithel and stroma in three cases, and retension cyst in one case. The results suggest that reactive and inflammatory overgrowth is more common than benign neoplastic masses in this region.
