[The rare case of simultaneous bilateral cancer of tonsilla palatina with large metastases to lymphoid glands of the neck].
BACKGROUND
The cases of simultaneous carcinomas of tonsilla palatina are not often described in the literature and they form a complex diagnostic and therapeutic problem.


METHODS
The rare case of simultaneous bilateral cancer of tonsilla palatina with large metastases to lymphoid glands of the neck was described in this paper. Clinical disorders of only one tonsilla were visible. Epidemiology and general ways of treatment were presented.


CONCLUSIONS
The precautions should be taken in the presence of bilateral metastases to the lymph nodes of the neck. The risk of bilateral simultaneous carcinoma of the tonsilla palatina is probable. Bilateral tonsillectomy should be a routine step in search on for the primary.
Kozakiewicz
Jacek
J
Oddział Laryngologii Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Specjalistycznego nr 4 w Bytomiu.
Dec
Maciej
M
Miszczyk
Leszek
L
Urbańczyk
Hubert
H
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome