Dr. Pao Vang Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Often when children complain of sore throats, their tonsils may be to blame. The tonsils are part of our immune system that is essential ...

The tonsils are the two small masses of glandular tissue lying on either side of the back of the throat. Healthy tonsils are small, pinkish lumps of glandular tissue, much the same colour as the ...