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The adenoids are located at the back of the nasopharnyx in close proximity to inhaled pathogens and are covered with ciliated pseudostratified epithelium (respiratory epithelium) that may better support primary virus replication than the palantine and lingual tonsils, which are located in the lower pharynx and covered with nonkeratinized, stratified, squamous epithelium.
Human bocavirus in tonsillar lymphocytes by Lu, Xiaoyan; Gooding, Linda R.; Erdman, Dean D. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The extent of this condition may involve other areas of the back of the throat, which includes the adenoids and the lingual tonsils.
Effective Herbal Ingredients for Treating Tonsillitis by VDR / Health, general community
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the neck demonstrated prominent lymphoid tissue in the nasopharynx and lingual tonsils, as well as a fungating mass that extended down into the supraglottic space and partially compromised the airway (figure 1).
Laryngeal histoplasmosis as a mimicker of squamous cell carcinoma: ... by Le, Kenneth; Daroca, Philip J., Jr.; Palacios, Enrique / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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