The Effectiveness of Tonsillectomy in Diagnosing Lymphoproliferative Disease in Pediatric Patients After Liver Transplantation

Abstract

Children who have undergone liver transplantation and develop tonsillar hypertrophy should undergo a diagnostic tonsillectomy, regardless of the clinical presentation, to rule out a form of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000;126:1444-1447