Cutaneous melanoma with tonsillar metastasis.

Autor: Pakos EE; Department of Radiation Therapy, University Hospital of Ioannina, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece. epakos@yahoo.gr, Tsekeris PG, Gogou PV, Koutis EV, Capizzello A, Exarchakos G
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Tumori [Tumori] 2006 Sep-Oct; Vol. 92 (5), pp. 437-9.
DOI: 10.1177/030089160609200513
Abstrakt: Metastases to the tonsillar fossa due to hematogenous dissemination is an extremely rare phenomenon associated with advanced-stage disease and poor prognosis. In the present report we describe a case of cutaneous melanoma with a metastasis to the tonsil approximately 4 years after the initial diagnosis of the primary disease treated with palliative radiation therapy.
Databáze: MEDLINE