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Metastasis of malignant melanoma of the nasal mucosa to the small intestine
Author(s) -
Helidonis Emmanuel S.,
Myers Eugene N.,
Barnes E. L.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197611000-00019
Subject(s) - melanoma , nose , medicine , mucous membrane of nose , pathology , metastasis , mucous membrane , malignant disease , small intestine , distant metastasis , cancer , anatomy , cancer research
Malignant melanoma of the mucous membranes is rare and has a very poor prognosis. When localized in the nose, the tumor becomes apparent late in the course of the disease with nasal obstruction and epistaxis. Distant metastases are uncommon, but any organ of the body can be involved. A case of a malignant melanoma of the nasal mucosa with metastasis to the small intestine is presented, and the natural history of the metastatic disease is discussed.