Cervical lymph node metastasis from occult tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma with incidental ectopic parathyroid tissue: a case report
Paolo Izzo, Claudia De Intinis, Silvia Lai, Antonio D’Urso, Simone Sibio, Paolo Meloni, Pierfrancesco Di Cello, Luciano Izzo, Marcello Molle, Sara Izzo · 2026
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Description
Paolo Izzo and co-authors describe a neck lymph node that held both metastatic cancer and misplaced parathyroid tissue, in a 2026 case report. A 74-year-old man presented with neck swelling, weight loss, swallowing difficulty, and breathing symptoms. Initial tests, including needle sampling and CT imaging, stayed inconclusive despite a firm cervical mass.
Surgical removal and tissue analysis revealed squamous cell carcinoma spread from a hidden tonsil primary, plus incidental parathyroid tissue that had migrated into the node during development. Radio-chemotherapy followed for the cancer. Parathyroid tissue inside a lymph node is rare, especially without calcium problems, and mistaking it for something else could misdirect care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Paolo Izzo, Claudia De Intinis, Silvia Lai, Antonio D’Urso, Simone Sibio, Paolo Meloni, Pierfrancesco Di Cello, Luciano Izzo, Marcello Molle, Sara Izzo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 10 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |