"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,
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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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palatine Tonsil" by people in Profiles.
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The Natural History of Snoring in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in Relation to Upper Airway Anatomy and OSA. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2026 Jul; 61(7):e71745.
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Composition of the adult digestive tract bacterial microbiome based on seven mouth surfaces, tonsils, throat and stool samples. Genome Biol. 2012 Jun 14; 13(6):R42.
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A human natural killer cell subset provides an innate source of IL-22 for mucosal immunity. Nature. 2009 Feb 05; 457(7230):722-5.
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Detection of polyomavirus SV40 in tonsils from immunocompetent children. J Clin Virol. 2008 Sep; 43(1):66-72.
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The effect of dental artifacts, contrast media, and experience on interobserver contouring variations in head and neck anatomy. Am J Clin Oncol. 2007 Apr; 30(2):191-8.
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Expression of Birt-Hogg-Dub? gene mRNA in normal and neoplastic human tissues. Mod Pathol. 2004 Aug; 17(8):998-1011.
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The adequacy of gross pathological examination of routine tonsils and adenoids in patients 21 years old and younger. Hum Pathol. 2003 Oct; 34(10):1053-7.
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The distinct gene expression profiles of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and multiple myeloma suggest different anti-apoptotic mechanisms but predict only some differences in phenotype. Leuk Res. 2003 Sep; 27(9):765-74.
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Antigen receptor engagement turns off the V(D)J recombination machinery in human tonsil B cells. J Exp Med. 1998 Aug 17; 188(4):765-72.
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Numerical cytogenetic abnormalities of chromosomes 3, 7, and 12 in marginal zone B-cell lymphomas. Mod Pathol. 1996 Oct; 9(10):995-1000.