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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| Main Authors: | Precious C. Okonkwo, Ania Henning, Jose Plaza, Amit Agrawal, Carlo M. Contreras |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Clinical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7063 |
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