Abstract
Three cases of papillary hypertrophy of the tonsils are herein reported. Case 1 was a 10-year-old boy who conplained of habitoal angina in 1986. Case 2 was a 12-year-old girl who also demonstrated habitual angina in 1986. Case 3 was a 12-year-old boy who complained of dysphagia in 1992. On thd sur face of the palatine tonsils in all cases many rice-or pea-sized papillary projections were obsbrved. A tonsillectomy was thus performed on all cases under general anes thesia. The histological findings of all cases revealed chronic tonsillitis with lymphoid hyperplasia and a proliferation of both the germinal center and the connective tissue. Thesurface of the tonsils were also covered by a thick epithelium. In case 3, papillary hypertrophy of the tonsils was also identified in other family members.
