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Prostatic adenocarcinoma metastatic to the palatine tonsil: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Ewan K. A. Millar ,
Richard Vaughan Jones  and
Stephen Lang
Ewan K. A. Millar*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY.
Richard Vaughan Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY.
Stephen Lang
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY.
*
Ewan Millar, Department of Pathology, The University of Edinburgh, Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG.
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Abstract

A case of prostatic adenocarcinoma presenting with dysphagia due to a tonsillar metastasis is described. Details of the clinical history, histopathological and autopsy findings are presented. A review of the literature suggests that this is only the second description of such an occurrence.

Keywords

Prostatic neoplasmsNeoplasm metastasisAdenocarcinomaTonsil
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 2 , February 1994 , pp. 178 - 180
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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