Multiple cutaneous metastases in a patient of carcinoma tonsil - Report of a rare case.

J Egypt Natl Canc Inst

Department of Radiotherapy, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 110029, India. Electronic address:

Published: September 2016

Carcinoma tonsil with visceral metastasis is a rare entity, and cutaneous metastasis is seen even more infrequently. We present a case of a 55-year-old male with carcinoma tonsil having received concurrent chemo radiotherapy, presenting with multiple cutaneous metastases to the scalp and thigh. To the best of our knowledge, till date only two similar cases of carcinoma tonsil with cutaneous metastasis have been reported in the English literature.

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