The patient sought care for a mass in her right buttock, but had no tonsillar symptoms. Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare neuroendocrine tumor that most commonly affects the head, neck, and trunk.

Tonsillar lymphoma is a rare but highly treatable throat cancer that affects the tonsils. The most common treatment for this type of lymphoma is chemotherapy. Radiation and surgery to remove the ...

A 52-year-old woman with no history of smoking underwent tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in childhood. She now presents with a 2-cm solitary right jugulo-digastric lymph node. Fine-needle aspiration ...

The palatine or faucial tonsils, commonly known as just tonsils, sit in the back of the throat and consist of lymphatic tissue. Along with the pharyngeal, tubal, and lingual tonsils, they defend ...