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Case Reports
. 2013 Jul;42(4):545-6.
doi: 10.1093/ageing/aft035. Epub 2013 Mar 19.

Tonsilar metastases of melanoma in an older person

Graziela de Oliveira Semenzati  1 , Luis Eduardo da Silva Móz, Silke Anna Thereza Weber, Maira Garcia Martins, Regina Helena Garcia Martins
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Case Reports

Tonsilar metastases of melanoma in an older person

Graziela de Oliveira Semenzati et al. Age Ageing. 2013 Jul.

Abstract

We presented a rare case of metastasis of melanoma in palatine tonsils alerting healthcare professionals to this diagnose in black oral lesions.

Keywords: melanoma; neoplasm metastasis; older people; tonsil.

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