title: Carcinoma of the tonsil with bilateral breast metastasis: a rare presentation.
abstract: With increasing local regional control and survival rates, the incidence of distant metastasis is increasing. Head and neck malignancies traditionally metastasize to the lung, liver and bone. We present a case of an elderly woman who was loco-regionally controlled after radiotherapy for carcinoma of the tonsil, but later presented with breast metastasis. To our knowledge, this metastatic pattern has never been reported in published literature. We also discuss the management of breast metastasis and the need to avoid unnecessary mastectomies in such patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, 52/82 FF, CR Park, New Delhi 110 019, India. anusheel8@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Munshi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chander
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Rath
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy