Metastasis of pulmonary adenocarcinoma to the palatine tonsil

Zaubitzer,Lena; Rotter,Nicole; Aderhold,Christoph; Gaiser,Timo; Jungbauer,Frederic; Kramer,Benedikt; Kuhlin,Beatrice; Thorn,Carsten; Lammert,Anne

doi:10.3892/mco.2018.1776

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Metastasis of pulmonary adenocarcinoma to the palatine tonsil

Authors:
- Lena Zaubitzer
- Nicole Rotter
- Christoph Aderhold
- Timo Gaiser
- Frederic Jungbauer
- Benedikt Kramer
- Beatrice Kuhlin
- Carsten Thorn
- Anne Lammert
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Affiliations: 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

Copyright: © Zaubitzer et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
Pages: 231-234
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Published online on: November 27, 2018

https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2018.1776
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Abstract

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.

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Metastasis of pulmonary adenocarcinoma to the palatine tonsil

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