Open AccessUnusual occurrence of primary malignant melanoma of the nasal cavity
Author(s) -
Madhu Kumar,
Vikas Verma,
Mohan B. Singh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2468-6859
pISSN - 2408-7408
DOI - 10.4103/2408-7408.179684
Subject(s) - melanoma , nasal cavity , medicine , incidence (geometry) , metastasis , pathology , basal (medicine) , nose , dermatology , cancer , surgery , cancer research , physics , insulin , optics
Malignant melanoma of nasal cavity is an extremely rare tumor with an incidence rate of 0.67% among all malignant melanomas. Melanomas are tumors arising from melanocytes that are neuroectodermal cells located in the basal layers of skin, skin adnexa, uveal tract, and occasionally in mucosal membranes. We report a case of malignant melanoma of nasal cavity in a 60-year-old female for its rare occurrence. These tumors have poor prognosis owing to high rates of locoregional recurrence and distant metastasis. We report this case without the symptom of epistaxis because of its rarity