Hwang et al reported a scale for grading hypertrophy of the lingual tonsil. The authors are from Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and Rush University in Chicago.
Patient selection: lingual tonsil
Parameters:
(1) visibility at the tongue base
(2) thickness in mm
Visibility at Tongue Base
Thickness in mm
Grade
complete absence
NA
0
scattered over tongue base
NA
1
completely covers
< 5 mm
2
completely covers
5 to 10 mm
3
completely covers
> 10 mm (> 1 cm)
4
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