Authors Year Origin Study Design N Workup Deep Tissue Biopsy Tonsillectomy Pickup tonsil Deep tissue Pickup Tonsillectomy Recommendations
Tanzler et al5 2014 USA RS 156 Negative Ex, Ix and PE 54 71 13% (7/54) 39% (28/71) Palatine tonsillectomy, consider bilateral (BL)
Berta et al18 2014 France RS 45 Ex, CT, PECT (100%) then PECT (60%) 6 28 16.7% (1/6) 42.9% (12/28) Ipsilateral (IL) tonsillectomy
Waltonen et al10 2009 USA RS 122 Ex, CT (81%), MRI (7%), PETCT (21%), PE 95 (BL) 27 (16 UL, 11 BL) 3.2% (3/95) 29.6% (8/27) At least IL tonsillectomy, CL biopsy and base of tongue (BOT)
McQuone et al11
1998
USA
RS
37
Negative Ex and radiological, endoscopy
15
23 (7 IL, 16 BL)
13.3% (2/15)
39% (9/23)
BL tonsillectomy n=2 (100%) of positive biopsy pts had palpation asymmetry.
Podeur et al19 2020 France RS 63 Ex, CT, PET-CT, PE 10 47 (IL/BL) 0% 25.5% (12/47 IL/BL)