Tesei F, Farneti G, Cavicchi O, Antonelli P, Zanetti G, Leone O
Department of Otolaryngology, Bologna University, Italy.
J Laryngol Otol. 1992 Dec;106(12):1100-2. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100121899.
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.
