title: Primary malignant melanoma of the palatine tonsil: a case report.
abstract: The authors report a clinical case of a primary malignant melanoma of the right palatine tonsil in a 75-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Santo António, Oporto, Portugal.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xavier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paiva
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ribeiro da Silva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gameiro dos Santos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014068:Tonsillectomy