Tonsillar carcinoma metastatic to the spleen presenting as trauma: a case report.

Background: Cancers of the head and neck rarely metastasize to the spleen. To the best of our knowledge, there is no reported case of a tonsillar carcinoma metastasizing to the spleen.

Method And Results: This patient had a splenic capsular rupture likely related to his metastases that presented as a traumatic splenic injury.