Prostatic adenocarcinoma metastatic to the palatine tonsil: a case report.
A case of prostatic adenocarcinoma presenting with dysphagia due to a tonsillar metastasis is described. Details of the clinical history, histopathological and autopsy findings are presented. A review of the literature suggests that this is only the second description of such an occurrence.
Millar
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Department of Pathology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee.
Vaughan Jones
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Lang
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*
D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen