"Palatine Tonsil" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A round-to-oval mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in the lateral wall of the PHARYNX. There is one on each side of the oropharynx in the fauces between the anterior and posterior pillars of the SOFT PALATE.
| Descriptor ID |
D014066
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.623.603.925 A10.549.580 A14.724.603.925 A15.382.520.604.580
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| Concept/Terms |
Palatine Tonsil- Palatine Tonsil
- Palatine Tonsils
- Tonsils, Palatine
- Tonsil, Palatine
- Tonsil
- Tonsils
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palatine Tonsil" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 in the tonsillectomised population. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2021 Jun; 41(3):197-205.
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COVID-19 infection in the palatine tonsil tissue and detritus: the detection of the virus compartment with RT-PCR. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Feb 05; 14(2).
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Modeling human adaptive immune responses with tonsil organoids. Nat Med. 2021 01; 27(1):125-135.
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As Plain as the Nose on Your Face: The Case for A Nasal (Mucosal) Route of Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 Disease Prevention. Front Immunol. 2020; 11:591897.
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ENT manifestation in COVID-19 patients. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2020 Aug; 47(4):559-564.
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Sites in the oropharynx reached by different methods of using mouthwash: clinical implication for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea prevention. Sex Transm Infect. 2020 08; 96(5):358-360.
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Dissecting Integrin Expression and Function on Memory B Cells in Mice and Humans in Autoimmunity. Front Immunol. 2019; 10:534.
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Serum leukotriene B4 levels, tonsillar hypertrophy and sleep-disordered breathing in childhood. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Oct; 113:218-222.
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Fusobacterium necrophorum Subsp. funduliforme in Tonsils from Various Patient Populations in Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2018 Sep 21; 71(5):365-367.
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Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Children: More Options, More Confusion. Arch Bronconeumol (Engl Ed). 2018 Aug; 54(8):409-411.