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Tonsillar metastasis from malignant pulmonary carcinoid tumour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

K. Linton ,
A. P. Bath  and
J. A. Lee
K. Linton
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, The Medical School, Sheffield, UK.
A. P. Bath
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, The Medical School, Sheffield, UK.
J. A. Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, The Medical School, Sheffield, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr J. A. Lee, Department of Pathology, The Medical School, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield SlO 2RX.
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Abstract

Tumour metastases to the tonsil are rare and are usually due to spread from malignant melanoma and carcinomas of the breast, lung, kidney or stomach. We describe the clinical and histological findings of a tonsillar metastasis from a malignant pulmonary carcinoid tumour, an occurrence not previously reported.

Keywords

TonsilNeoplasm metastasisCarcinoid tumour
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 6 , June 1998 , pp. 581 - 583
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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