Journal article
Digital necrosis associated with squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Digital necrosis is an uncommon paraneoplastic syndrome. Fewer than 50 cases have been sporadically reported through the literature over the last 30 years.
CASE REPORT: We describe the unfortunate case of a 62-year-old woman with a locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil. She was admitted to the hospital for symptomatic hypercalcemia and was found to have metastatic disease. She subsequently had digital necrosis …
Authors
Wright JR; Gudelis S
Journal
Head & Neck, Vol. 24, No. 11, pp. 1019–1021
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
November 2002
DOI
10.1002/hed.10155
ISSN
1043-3074