Tonsillectomy is a frequently performed surgical procedure in otolaryngology. The most common indication being chronic tonsillitis. Routine histopathological examinations of the resected tonsillar tissue is a gray area with no formal consensus among otolaryngologists. The description in literature of accidental discovery of underlying malignancy in the resected tonsillar specimens adds to the conundrum whether it is mandatory to examine all tonsillar tissue. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
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