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Malignant melanoma of the nasal cavity
Author(s) -
Veena Maheshwari,
Ankur Kumar Jindal,
Mohammad Ashraf,
Shivam Sharma
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02974357
Subject(s) - medicine , cosmesis , otorhinolaryngology , mucosal melanoma , radiation therapy , melanoma , nasal cavity , head and neck surgery , dermatology , surgical oncology , surgery , nose , chemotherapy , amelanotic melanoma , head and neck , cancer research
Malignant melanomas of the sinonasal mucosa are very uncommon, presenting frequently in advanced stages with usually a fatal course. Diagnosis becomes more difficult if it is amelanotic variety. Radical surgery is constrained because of increased morbidity & cosmesis, moreover radiotherapy and chemotherapy have little role if any to play. A case of 60 years old male who presented with nasal mass and epistaxis finally diagnosed as melanoma on histolopathology. Some other important aspects of this rare tumor are discussed here.

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