Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma — Flashcards

In Chronic _____ tonsillitis, tonsils are small but infected, with history of repeated sore throats.

Bluish Flushing of anterior pillars compared to the rest of the pharyngeal mucosa is an important sign of _____ tonsillar infection.

In Chronic _____ tonsillitis, there is hyperplasia of lymphoid tissue and may interfere with speech, deglutition and respiration.

Laser used for palatine tonsils is _____

_____styloid compartment involvement in parapharyngeal abscess presents with palsy of IX, X, XI and XII nerves and Horner's syndrome.

_____ may be seen due to spasm of neck muscles in acute retropharyngeal abscess

Recurrent tonsillitis is described as: _____ episodes/yr for 3 consecutive years; 5 episodes/yr for 2 consecutive years; or 7 episodes in a single year.

Enlargement of _____ lymph nodes even in the absence of acute infection is a reliable sign of chronic tonsillitis.

Incision should always be _____ in Peritonsillar abscess

Hint: intraoral/external

Acute tonsillitis is a contraindication to tonsillectomy since there is an increased chance of _____ and sepsis.