J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.
ISSN 1880-1129

[Abstract] [Full Text PDF] （in Japanese / 1992KB） [Members Only And Two Factor Auth.]

J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 99(2): 129-132, 1998

Case report

A CASE OF RECTAL CANCER METASTATIC TO THE TONSIL

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Hiroshi Yajima, Hiroshi Tomoyasu, Shigeo Tanimura, Jiro Bamba, Mikio Masaki

Metastatic tumors of the tonsils are rarer than primary tumors. Few cases of metastatic tonsillar tumor have been reported. A 51-year-old man expectorated a portion of a tumor from the left side of the pharynx after an operation for cancer metastatic to the lung. Biopsy revealed that the pharyngeal tumor was rectal cancer (adenocarcinoma) metastatic to the tonsil.
To our knowledge, this is the first case of primary rectal cancer metastatic to the tonsil to be reported in Japan. The clinical features of metastatic tonsillar tutnor are discussed.

<< To previous page

To read the PDF file you will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer.