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A case of Merkel-cell carcinoma metastatic to the tonsil
F Tesei1, G Farneti, O Cavicchi
1Department of Otolaryngology, Bologna University, Italy.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|December 1, 1992
Abstract:
Metastatic tumours are rare in the tonsil. We describe a 69-year-old male patient who had previously undergone a resection of a Merkel-cell tumour of the left forearm and subsequently presented with a left tonsillar tumour. Biopsy revealed a metastatic Merkel-cell carcinoma. Our patient is the first described case of Merkel-cell carcinoma metastasizing to the tonsil. The clinical and histopathological picture of this rare tumour is presented, along with a review of literature.