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Table 5 Risk Factors

From: Routine evaluation of tonsillectomy specimens: a cross-sectional survey of Canadian Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgeons

Risk factors

1. History of head and neck cancer

2. Visible tonsillar asymmetry or abnormality

3. Cervical lymphadenopathy

4. Unexplained weight loss

5. Constitutional symptoms