title: Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis from carcinoma of the palatine tonsil.
abstract: Distant metastases from carcinoma of the palatine tonsil are very uncommon. We encountered a case of a carcinoma involving the tonsillar region that resulted in subarachnoid mestastases following local radical radiotherapy. Metastases were diagnosed following magnetic resonance imaging and spinal fluid cytology. The patient succumbed to the disease after a rapid downhill course, 1 month following diagnosis of the secondary deposit. The present paper describes the rare site of distant metastasis and reviews the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Biswal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Mohanti
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Khader
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013346:Subarachnoid Space; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*