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Melanosis, melanocytic hyperplasia, and primary malignant melanoma of the nasal cavity
Author(s) -
Cove Harvey
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197910)44:4<1424::aid-cncr2820440438>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - medicine , melanosis , melanoma , nasal cavity , pathology , hyperplasia , dermatology , anatomy , cancer research
A primary multifocal intranasal malignant melanoma is reported in a 54‐year‐old black female. Diffuse pigmentation (melanosis) of nasal and maxillary sinus mucosa corresponds histologically to hyperplasia of dendritic melano‐cytes, from which cells the tumor is considered to originate.