A rare tonsillar metastasis of Merkel cell carcinoma: A case report.

Okonkwo, Precious C; Henning, Ania; Plaza, Jose; Agrawal, Amit; Contreras, Carlo M

Okonkwo, Precious C; Henning, Ania; Plaza, Jose; Agrawal, Amit; Contreras, Carlo M.

Affiliation

Okonkwo PC; Kent State University Kent Ohio USA.
Henning A; The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio USA.
Plaza J; The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio USA.
Agrawal A; The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio USA.
Contreras CM; The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio USA.

Clin Case Rep ; 11(3): e7063, 2023 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36950672

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) metastasis to the tonsil is extremely rare with five published cases. We report the case of a patient with palatine tonsillar MCC metastasis, who presented without oropharyngeal symptoms, which contrast prior reported cases.

Key words

cancer; metastasis; skin; tonsil

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