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Sinus carcinoma with salivary gland metastasis in an Angamaly Black pig is being reported. The tumor was soft, fleshy and fragile in consistency Grossly and found located in the nasal sinuses adjacent to the cribriform plate, on necropsy. The tumor comprised of sheets of pleomorphic neoplastic cells that varied in shape such as spindle, oval, round, stellate to polygonal and squamous. The case was diagnosed as undifferentiated sinus carcinoma as per the histopathological observations. Metastasis to the mandibular salivary gland was also detected on microscopical examination.