Zaubitzer Lena, Rotter Nicole, Aderhold Christoph, Gaiser Timo, Jungbauer Frederic, Kramer Benedikt, Kuhlin Beatrice, Thorn Carsten, Lammert Anne
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg, D-68167 Mannheim, Germany.
Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg, D-68167 Mannheim, Germany.
Mol Clin Oncol. 2019 Feb;10(2):231-234. doi: 10.3892/mco.2018.1776. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Lung cancer rarely metastasizes to the palatine tonsil. There have only been a few cases that have reported on palatine tonsillar metastases of pulmonary adenocarcinoma. In the majority of these cases the primary diagnosis is a small cell lung cancer. The present case report resents an unusual case of a 66-year-old woman with a multiple metastasized lung adenocarcinoma, which was finally detected by tonsillectomy. The present case report and review of the literature revealed the importance of complete and systematic tumor staging, including the examination of the oral cavity in case of lung cancer and that the evident tentative diagnosis is not always the right one.
肺癌很少转移至腭扁桃体。仅有少数关于肺腺癌腭扁桃体转移的病例报道。在这些病例中，大多数的原发诊断为小细胞肺癌。本病例报告呈现了一名66岁女性的罕见病例，其患有多发性转移的肺腺癌，最终通过扁桃体切除术得以确诊。本病例报告及文献回顾揭示了完整且系统的肿瘤分期的重要性，包括在肺癌病例中对口腔进行检查，以及明显的初步诊断并不总是正确的。
