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Intratonsillar Metastasis of EBV‐positive Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Naunheim Matthew R.,
Lee Linda N.,
Sadow Peter M.,
Deschler Daniel G.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.22015
Subject(s) - laryngology , otology , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , ophthalmology , surgery
We present the case of a 47-year-old man with a history of Epstein-Barr-virus-positive nasopharyngeal carcino- ma who developed a metastasis to the palatine tonsil. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of an intratonsillar metastasis of a nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The aim of this report is to emphasize the importance of vigilant surveillance in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. This case also demonstrates that an atypical metastatic pattern can raise suspicion of a local disease recurrence.