Malignant melanoma metastasizing to tonsil: A rare presentation.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Babu, Geethu; Azariah, M. Biju; Nair, P. Sindhu; James, Francis V.
- Source
- Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics. 2018 Supplement 3, Vol. 14, pS815-S817. 3p.
- Subject
- *MELANOMA
*TONSILS
*LYMPHOID tissue
*METASTASIS
*HISTOPATHOLOGY
- Language
- ISSN
- 0973-1482
Malignant melanoma (MM) has a high potential of lymphatic and hematogeneous spread, and metastatic disease is always incurable with a high mortality. We present a rare phenomenon of MM metastasizing to the palatine tonsil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]