Tonsillar metastasis of oesophageal adenocarcinoma

Bram Struijs; Remco De Bree; Cornelis J. Van Groeningen; Wolter J. Mooi; C. René Leemans

doi:10.1007/s00405-007-0402-1

Tonsillar metastasis of oesophageal adenocarcinoma

Bram Struijs, Remco De Bree^*, Cornelis J. Van Groeningen, Wolter J. Mooi, C. René Leemans

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Abstract

In the literature less than 100 cases of metastatic carcinoma of the palatine tonsil have been reported. Tonsillar metastasis of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus has not been reported previously. We report a case of a 57-year-old male with a primary adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus with a metastasis in the right palatine tonsil. Metastatic tumour involving the palatine tonsil is rare. The route of dissemination remains unclear. Hypothetically the dissemination of tumour cells could be lymphogenic or secondary by transportation due to vomiting or at the time of endoscopy, but most likely represents haematogenous spread.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	127-129
Number of pages	3
Journal	European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Volume	265
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-007-0402-1
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2008

Keywords

Adenocarcinoma
Head and neck
Metastasis
Oesophagus
Tonsil

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Tonsillar metastasis of oesophageal adenocarcinoma

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