title: Late onset (22 years) of simultaneous tonsillar and cervical lymph node metastases from breast ductal carcinoma.
abstract: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in women worldwide; the most common metastatic sites are lymph nodes, lung, liver, and brain. Tonsil metastases from breast cancer are extremely rare. Herein, we report a case of a 74-year-old woman with simultaneous occurrence of tonsillar and cervical lymph nodes metastases after a disease-free interval of 22 years.
authors.affiliation: Operative Unit of Medical Oncology 2 Unit, IRCCS IOV, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maruzzo
authors.forename: Carlo Alberto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Giorgi
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marioni
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bottin
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zanon
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: Haralabos
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koussis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009333:Neck; D013997:Time Factors; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*