Have you had a tonsillectomy (your tonsils taken out), appendectomy (your appendix removed) or lumpectomy (removal of a lump from your breast)? The suffix “ectomy” denotes surgical removal of the ...

Most of us only notice our tonsils when they become swollen or infected. Here are some facts you may not know about tonsils.

About the size of an olive, they sit on either side of the uvula. ... Tonsil stones are the pebblelike masses that can sometimes form within the crevices and indentations of the tonsillar crypts.

The right tonsil had no erythema, swelling, or exudate. The uvula deviated to the ... revealed that the size of the hypodense right peritonsillar lesion had increased to 3.4 cm by 3.6 cm by 4 ...

The tonsils are part of the oropharynx. Treatment for tonsil cancer is similar to other cancers of the oropharynx. Treatment by stage. Staging is a way of describing the size of cancer and how far it ...

Katy Golden's tonsils, removed 40 years ago, have grown back and are causing discomfort. ... They had grown back over the past 40 years – the left tonsil nearly to full size ...

In September 2024, Golden saw Dr. Cynthia Hayes, an ENT in Detroit, who told her that her tonsils had grown back, and her left tonsil was nearly back to full size.

And when Hayes mentioned the size of the tonsils, Golden says, the disbelief and shock “hit [her] like a ton of bricks.” “I kind of looked around like, ‘Yeah, no, I don’t have tonsils.’ ...

Although tonsils can be removed without major consequences, they play a role in fighting infections, and their absence may make the body more vulnerable to illness. Additionally, the underlying ...