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.

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 ...

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 ...

‌Tonsillar hypertrophy is when your or your child’s tonsils become swollen. Enlarged tonsils are a common condition that is more likely to happen in children. Surgery to remove the tonsils might be ...

Tonsillitis and tonsil cancer can cause similar symptoms, but they tend to occur at different ages. Tonsillitis is most common in children, and tonsil cancer is most common in older adults. Your ...

The tonsils are lumps on each side at the back of the throat, whereas the adenoids are glands further up in the throat and behind the nose. They form part of the immune system. The tonsils and ...