title: Metastatic melanoma of the tonsil.
abstract: Metastasis to the tonsils from malignant melanoma is rare. This paper describes one such case in a woman with synchronous breast adenocarcinoma and cutaneous malignant melanoma who had a most unusual clinical course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, United Leeds Teaching Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fenwick
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Horgan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D004550:Elbow; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy