Tonsillar metastasis: A rare presentation of gastric carcinoma.
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.
Hurlstone
D P
DP
Rotherham General Hospitals NHS Trust, Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 2UD, UK. pdhurlstone@doctors.org.uk
Sanders
D S
DS
Smith
A
A
Jones
R B
RB
Slater
D N
DN
Bardhan
K D
KD
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