Cutaneous metastasis from carcinoma of tonsil.
J Postgrad Med
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2002 Jan-Mar; 48(1): 32-3
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ABSTRACT
Hematogenous spread from carcinoma of tonsil is an uncommon event and skin is an extremely rare site of metastasis. We encountered a 40-year-old male patient who initially presented with carcinoma of the tonsil with T3N2cMO disease and treated by curative radiotherapy. After about 2 years, he developed a skin lesion in the periorbital region which on cytological examination turned out to be metastasis from tonsillar carcinoma. The present paper describes this rare case report along with a brief review of the literature.
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Cuidados Paliativos
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Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Neoplasias Tonsilares
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J Postgrad Med
Ano de publicação:
2002
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