Testicular seminoma metastasizing to palatine tonsil.
Patients presenting with Stage I seminoma of the testis have an excellent prognosis after treatment by orchidectomy and prophylactic radiotherapy to the paraaortic and pelvic lymph nodes. Only 2% subsequently recur but relapse in these cases has been reported in unusual sites such as the prostate and mesentery. We report a case of Stage I seminoma relapsing in another rare site for secondary malignant deposits, the palatine tonsil. This case further illustrates the favourable prognosis for this tumour even in cases of distant recurrence.
Rathmell
A J
AJ
Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Yorkshire Regional Centre for Cancer Treatment, Cookridge Hospital, Leeds, UK.
Mapstone
N P
NP
Jones
W G
WG
D000328:Adult; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy