Open AccessHepatocellular Carcinoma Metastatic to the Palatine Tonsil
Author(s) -
Yu-Hsuan Wen,
Rong-Hsing Yang,
Peirong Chen,
TzungShiahn Sheen,
HungPin Wu
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
tzu-chi medical journal/cí-jì yīxué
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.343
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2223-8956
pISSN - 1016-3190
DOI - 10.1016/s1016-3190(08)60040-3
Subject(s) - medicine , tonsillectomy , hepatocellular carcinoma , throat , tonsil , palatine tonsil , presentation (obstetrics) , fossa , pathology , surgery
Metastatic cancer to the palatine tonsil is extremely rare. We describe a 66-year-old man who was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma 2 years previously and who had the sensation of having a lump in his throat for 1 month before presentation. One reddish-blue, ulcerated, granular tumor was found at his right tonsillar fossa. After tonsillectomy, pathology showed metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma. The patient died from sepsis and hepatic failure 9 months later