title: Unusual cases of carcinoma of palatine tonsil.
abstract: We present two unusual cases of carcinoma of palatine tonsil in elderly patients. Both the cases were initially diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil, second case, in addition, showed lung metastasis. On subsequent follow-up, the first case developed cutaneous metastasis in the right frontoparietal region while second case showed granulocytosis as paraneoplastic manifestation. The association of cutaneous metastasis and paraneoplastic granulocytosis with carcinoma of tonsil is rare. Cutaneous metastasis has been described only once in the literature while paraneoplastic granulocytosis is being reported for the first time. Both the conditions need long-term follow-up as they manifest at the extreme edges of the neoplastic process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Employees' State Insurance Corporation Medical College and PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Panduranga
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chikkannaiah
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Employees' State Insurance Corporation Medical College and PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Mythri M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Boovalli
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, Employees' State Insurance Corporation Medical College and PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: R Praveen
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Employees' State Insurance Corporation Medical College and PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: V Srinivasa
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Murthy
keywords: Carcinoma tonsil; cutaneous metastasis; granulocytosis; paraneoplastic syndrome