A rare tonsillar metastasis of Merkel cell carcinoma: A case report
Abstract Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) metastasis to the tonsil is extremely rare with five published cases. We report the case of a patient with palatine tonsillar MCC metastasis, who presented without oropharyngeal symptoms, which contrast prior reported cases.
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| author | Precious C. Okonkwo Ania Henning Jose Plaza Amit Agrawal Carlo M. Contreras |
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| description | Abstract Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) metastasis to the tonsil is extremely rare with five published cases. We report the case of a patient with palatine tonsillar MCC metastasis, who presented without oropharyngeal symptoms, which contrast prior reported cases. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-65e6cb5ee3b14e2987ca21964bc7b5dd2025-08-20T03:22:45ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-03-01113n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.7063A rare tonsillar metastasis of Merkel cell carcinoma: A case reportPrecious C. Okonkwo0Ania Henning1Jose Plaza2Amit Agrawal3Carlo M. Contreras4Kent State University Kent Ohio USAThe Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio USAThe Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio USAThe Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio USAThe Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio USAAbstract Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) metastasis to the tonsil is extremely rare with five published cases. We report the case of a patient with palatine tonsillar MCC metastasis, who presented without oropharyngeal symptoms, which contrast prior reported cases.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7063cancermetastasisskintonsil |
| spellingShingle | Precious C. Okonkwo Ania Henning Jose Plaza Amit Agrawal Carlo M. Contreras A rare tonsillar metastasis of Merkel cell carcinoma: A case report Clinical Case Reports cancer metastasis skin tonsil |
| title | A rare tonsillar metastasis of Merkel cell carcinoma: A case report |
| title_full | A rare tonsillar metastasis of Merkel cell carcinoma: A case report |
| title_fullStr | A rare tonsillar metastasis of Merkel cell carcinoma: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | A rare tonsillar metastasis of Merkel cell carcinoma: A case report |
| title_short | A rare tonsillar metastasis of Merkel cell carcinoma: A case report |
| title_sort | rare tonsillar metastasis of merkel cell carcinoma a case report |
| topic | cancer metastasis skin tonsil |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7063 |
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