Our experience of tonsillectomy for asymmetrical tonsils in children
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Our experience of tonsillectomy for asymmetrical tonsils in children
IRAS ID
218073
Contact name
Gareth Jones
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Alder Hey NHS Foundatio Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 6 days
Research summary
Our experience of tonsillectomy for asymmetrical tonsils in children
Lymphoma is the most common cancer of the head and neck in children. Asymmetrical palatine tonsils are a known risk factor for tonsil lymphoma in children. The largest studied group of children with asymmetrical tonsils has been 53. At Alder Hey we have performed around 150 tonsillectomies for asymmetrical tonsils in the last few years. Using a larger data set than what is currently published we primarily aim to establish whether intra-operative tonsil weight discrepancies could predict cancer. Secondly we aim to explore how accurate clinical assessment of tonsil asymmetry is compared to the objective measurement of weight and thirdly what is the cause of tonsil asymmetry in our patients at Alder Hey?
At Alder Hey we only send tonsils for histological analysis if there is a suspicion of malignancy. Therefore all patients that have had tonsils sent for histology will be studied. A list of patients will be acquired from the histology department and their historical records reviewed. No patient contact will occur and the study will last between one and two months depending on how quickly data collection can occur.REC name
West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/WM/0042
Date of REC Opinion
1 Feb 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion