A case of Merkel-cell carcinoma metastatic to the tonsil.
Metastatic tumours are rare in the tonsil. We describe a 69-year-old male patient who had previously undergone a resection of a Merkel-cell tumour of the left forearm and subsequently presented with a left tonsillar tumour. Biopsy revealed a metastatic Merkel-cell carcinoma. Our patient is the first described case of Merkel-cell carcinoma metastasizing to the tonsil. The clinical and histopathological picture of this rare tumour is presented, along with a review of literature.
Tesei
F
F
Department of Otolaryngology, Bologna University, Italy.
Farneti
G
G
Cavicchi
O
O
Antonelli
P
P
Zanetti
G
G
Leone
O
O
D000368:Aged; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*