OBJECTIVE: We report the case of a man presenting with a tonsillar mass causing difficult breathing, snoring and disturbed sleep. METHOD: Case report. RESULTS: The patient was found to have a fibroepithelial polyp of the left tonsil. CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this is the first case of its type to be presented in the English-language literature. The case is presented and the tumour and its management are discussed.
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