Tonsillar Asymmetry and Malignancy: A Meta‐analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy
Tonsillar asymmetry has a high specificity and moderate sensitivity for tonsillar malignancy. Due to the low prevalence of malignancy, the probability of malignancy is less than 1% if no other suspicious clinical features are present.
Authors
- Ching Yee Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4537-1967)
- Anna See (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2126-4665)
- Alicia Su Yun See (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4433-6695)
- Lynn Huiting Koh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8982-4855)
- Kimberley Kiong
- Yi Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1857-6879)
- Esther Yanxin Gao
- Henry Kun Kiaang Tan
- Chwee Ming Lim
- Benjamin Kye Jyn Tan
- Balakrishnan Abhilash
- Samuel Wing Dong Chan
Institutions
- Osaka University of Economics (JP)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Singapore General Hospital (SG)
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital (SG)
- Duke-NUS Medical School (SG)
- Kobe University (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Otolaryngology
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ohn.70132
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00