title: Tonsillar metastasis: A rare presentation of gastric carcinoma.
abstract: Metastatic carcinoma of the tonsil is uncommon. Tonsillar metastases rarely become apparent before the diagnosis of the primary neoplasm. We describe only the second reported case of tonsillar metastasis as a presenting feature of gastric carcinoma. A review of the literature is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Rotherham General Hospitals NHS Trust, Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 2UD, UK. pdhurlstone@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Hurlstone
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Slater
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Bardhan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D014068:Tonsillectomy