unilateral tonsillar enlargement

unilateral enlargement of the palatine tonsil Etiology: 1) infection a) Epstein-Barr virus b) tonsillitis 2) malignant neoplasm a) head & neck cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) b) non Hodgkin's lymphoma c) extramedullary plasmacytomas d) Hodgkin's disease e) leukemia f) metastatic neoplasms 3) reactive response to a nearby primary tumor or other nearby pathology

References

Wei BPC et al Unilateral Tonsillar Enlargement: A Challenge To The Traditional Thinking The Internet Journal of Otorhinolaryngology ISSN: 1528-8420 http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijorl/vol6n1/uni.xml Accessed 12/28/2009