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Primary malignant melanoma of the palatine tonsil: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. Xavier ,
A. Paiva ,
P. Ribeiro da Silva  and
A. Gameiro dos Santos
R. Xavier*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Santo António, Oporto, Portugal.
A. Paiva
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Hospital Santo AntóOnio, Oporto, Portugal.
P. Ribeiro da Silva
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Santo António, Oporto, Portugal.
A. Gameiro dos Santos
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Santo António, Oporto, Portugal.
*
Address for correspondence: Rui Xavier, Serviço de ORL, Hospital de Sto António, Largo da Escola Médica, 4000 Porto, Portugal.
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Abstract

The authors report a clinical case of a primary malignant melanoma of the right palatine tonsil in a 75-year-old woman.

Keywords

MelanomaTonsillar neoplasms
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 2 , February 1996 , pp. 163 - 166
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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