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Metastatic melanoma of the tonsil and the nasopharynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

L. Ramamurthy ,
W. Y. Nassar  and
P. S. Hasleton
L. Ramamurthy*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Wythenshawe Hospital, South Moor Road, Manchester
W. Y. Nassar
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Wythenshawe Hospital, South Moor Road, Manchester
P. S. Hasleton
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Wythenshawe Hospital, South Moor Road, Manchester.
*
Address for correspondence: Miss L. Ramammurthy, 60 Ashtead Road, Brooklands, Sale, Cheshire M33 3PX.
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Abstract

Metastatic melanoma of the tonsils is rare. This paper describes one such case, highlighting the histopathology and the mode of spread.

Keywords

TonsilMelanomaNeoplasm metastasis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 3 , March 1995 , pp. 236 - 237
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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