Ramos SD, Mukerji S, Pine HS. Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2013;60(4):793–807.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Zevallos JP, Mazul AL, Rodriguez N, Weissler MC, Brennan P, Anantharaman D, et al. Previous tonsillectomy modifies odds of tonsil and base of tongue cancer. Br J Cancer. 2016;114(7):832–8.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Mitchell RB, Archer SM, Ishman SL, Rosenfeld RM, Coles S, Finestone SA, et al. Clinical practice guideline: tonsillectomy in children (update)-executive summary. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;160(2):187–205.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Kubba H, Downie LS. Trends in tonsillectomy surgery in children in Scotland 2000–2018. Clin Otolaryngol. 2021;46(1):146–53.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Bager P, Gørtz S, Feenstra B, Nyboe Andersen N, Jess T, Frisch M, et al. Increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease in families with tonsillectomy: a Danish national cohort study. Epidemiology. 2019;30(2):256–62.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Janszky I, Mukamal KJ, Dalman C, Hammar N, Ahnve S. Childhood appendectomy, tonsillectomy, and risk for premature acute myocardial infarction–a nationwide population-based cohort study. Eur Heart J. 2011;32(18):2290–6.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Byars SG, Stearns SC, Boomsma JJ. Association of long-term risk of respiratory, allergic, and infectious diseases with removal of adenoids and tonsils in childhood. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018;144(7):594–603.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Vestergaard H, Westergaard T, Wohlfahrt J, Hjalgrim H, Melbye M. Tonsillitis, tonsillectomy and Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Int J Cancer. 2010;127(3):633–7.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Liaw KL, Adami J, Gridley G, Nyren O, Linet MS. Risk of Hodgkin’s disease subsequent to tonsillectomy: a population-based cohort study in Sweden. Int J Cancer. 1997;72(5):711–3.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Becker N, Deeg E, Rüdiger T, Nieters A. Medical history and risk for lymphoma: results of a population-based case-control study in Germany. Eur J Cancer (Oxford, England: 1990). 2005;41(1):133–42.

Article  Google Scholar 

Vineis P, Miligi L, Crosignani P, Davico L, Fontana A, Masala G, et al. Delayed infection, late tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy and adult leukaemia: a case-control study. Br J Cancer. 2003;88(1):47–9.

Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Vineis P, Crosignani P, Sacerdote C, Fontana A, Masala G, Miligi L, et al. Haematopoietic cancer and medical history: a multicentre case control study. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2000;54(6):431–6.

Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Schüz J, Kaletsch U, Meinert R, Kaatsch P, Michaelis J. Association of childhood leukaemia with factors related to the immune system. Br J Cancer. 1999;80(3–4):585–90.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Gledovic Z, Radovanovic Z. History of tonsillectomy and appendectomy in Hodgkin’s disease. Eur J Epidemiol. 1991;7(6):612–5.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Serraino D, Franceschi S, Talamini R, Barra S, Negri E, Carbone A, et al. Socio-economic indicators, infectious diseases and Hodgkin’s disease. Int J Cancer. 1991;47(3):352–7.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Bonelli L, Vitale V, Bistolfi F, Landucci M, Bruzzi P. Hodgkin’s disease in adults: association with social factors and age at tonsillectomy. A case-control study. Int J Cancer. 1990;45(3):423–7.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Mueller N, Swanson GM, Hsieh CC, Cole P. Tonsillectomy and Hodgkin’s disease: results from companion population-based studies. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1987;78(1):1–5.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Hardell L, Bengtsson NO. Epidemiological study of socioeconomic factors and clinical findings in Hodgkin’s disease, and reanalysis of previous data regarding chemical exposure. Br J Cancer. 1983;48(2):217–25.

Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Silingardi V, Venezia L, Tampieri A, Gramolini C. Tonsillectomy, appendectomy and malignant lymphomas. Scand J Haematol. 1982;28(1):59–64.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Vianna NJ, Lawrence CE, Davies JN, Arbuckle J, Harris S, Marani W, et al. Tonsillectomy and childhood Hodgkin’s disease. Lancet (London, England). 1980;2(8190):338–40.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Kirchhoff LV, Evans AS, McClelland KE, Carvalho RP, Pannuti CS. A case-control study of Hodgkin’s disease in Brazil. I. Epidemiogic aspects. Am J Epidemiol. 1980;112(5):595–608.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Henderson BE, Dworsky R, Pike MC, Baptista J, Menck H, Preston-Martin S, et al. Risk factors for nodular sclerosis and other types of Hodgkin’s disease. Can Res. 1979;39(11):4507–11.

CAS  Google Scholar 

Andersen E, Isager H. Pre-morbid factors in Hodgkin’s disease. II. BCG-vaccination status, tuberculosis, infectious diseases, tonsillectomy, and appendectomy. Scand J Haematol. 1978;21(4):273–7.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Abramson JH, Pridan H, Sacks MI, Avitzour M, Peritz E. A case-control study of Hodgkin’s disease in Israel. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1978;61(2):307–14.

CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Paffenbarger RS Jr, Wing AL, Hyde RT. Characteristics in youth indicative of adult-onset Hodgkin’s disease. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1977;58(5):1489–91.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Vianna NJ, Greenwald P, Polan A, Keogh MD, Davies JN. Letter: Tonsillectomy and Hodgkin’s disease. Lancet (London, England). 1974;2(7873):168–9.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Johnson SK, Johnson RE. Tonsillectomy history in Hodgkin’s disease. N Engl J Med. 1972;287(22):1122–5.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Vianna NJ, Greenwald P, Davies JN. Tonsillectomy and Hodgkin’s disease: the lymphoid tissue barrier. Lancet (London, England). 1971;1(7696):431–2.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Ruuskanen C, Vanha-Perttula T, Kouvalainen K. Tonsillectomy, appendicectomy, and Hodgkin’s disease. Lancet (London, England). 1971;1(7709):1127–8.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Freeman AI, Lieberman N, Tidings J, Bross I, Glidewell O. Previous tonsillectomy and the incidence of acute leukaemia of childhood. Lancet (London, England). 1971;1(7709):1128.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Chaturvedi AK, Song H, Rosenberg PS, Ramqvist T, Anderson WF, Munck-Wikland E, et al. Tonsillectomy and incidence of oropharyngeal cancers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2016;25(6):944–50.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Fakhry C, Andersen KK, Christensen J, Agrawal N, Eisele DW. The impact of tonsillectomy upon the risk of oropharyngeal carcinoma diagnosis and prognosis in the Danish cancer registry. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2015;8(7):583–9.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Combes JD, Voisin N, Périé S, Malard O, Jegoux F, Nadjingar R, et al. History of tonsillectomy and risk of oropharyngeal cancer. Oral Oncol. 2021;117:105302.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Garman KS, Ajayi TA, Boutte HJ Jr, Chiu ST, von Furstenberg RJ, Lloyd BR, et al. Prior tonsillectomy is associated with an increased risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma. PLoS One. 2020;15(7):e0235906.

Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Zhang J, Prizment AE, Dhakal IB, Anderson KE. Cholecystectomy, gallstones, tonsillectomy, and pancreatic cancer risk: a population-based case-control study in Minnesota. Br J Cancer. 2014;110(9):2348–53.

Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Brasky TM, Bonner MR, Dorn J, Marhsall JR, Vena JE, Brasure JR, et al. Tonsillectomy and breast cancer risk in the Western New York diet study. Cancer Causes Control. 2009;20(3):369–74.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Zivaljevic V, Vlajinac H, Jankovic R, Marinkovic J, Diklic A, Paunovic I. Case-control study of anaplastic thyroid cancer. Tumori. 2004;90(1):9–12.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Yasui Y, Potter JD, Stanford JL, Rossing MA, Winget MD, Bronner M, et al. Breast cancer risk and “delayed” primary Epstein-Barr virus infection. Cancer Epidemio