RT Book, Section
A1 Suurna, Maria V.
A1 Maurrasse, Sarah E.
A2 Lalwani, Anil K.
SR Print(0)
ID 1169075204
T1 Management of Adenotonsillar Disease
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, 4e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071847643
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1169075204
RD 2024/04/24
AB Both  the  tonsils  and  adenoids  are  part  of  the  Waldeyer  ring,  a  circular  structure  of  lymphoid  tissue  located  in  the  nasopharynx  and  the  oropharynx.  It  is  formed  by  the  following:  the  2  palatine  tonsils;  the  adenoids  (or  pharyngeal  tonsils);  the  tubal  (or  Gelach)  tonsils,  which  surround  the  eustachian  tube  openings;  and  the  lingual  tonsils,  lymphoid  tissue  at  the  back  of  the  base  of  tongue.  The  lymphoid  tissue  of  the  Waldeyer  ring  contains  B-cell  lymphocytes,  T-cell  lymphocytes,  and  a  few  mature  plasma  cells.  This  tissue  is  primarily  involved  in  secretory  immunity  and  regulates  immunoglobulin  production.