Open AccessMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Appearances of Primary Amelanotic Malign Melanoma in the Nasal Cavity: A Rare Case
Author(s) -
Hediye Pınar Günbey,
Emre Günbey,
Aslı Tanrıvermiş Sayit,
Kerim Aslan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/11276.5546
Subject(s) - nasal cavity , magnetic resonance imaging , amelanotic melanoma , malignancy , medicine , differential diagnosis , melanoma , radiology , pathology , anatomy , cancer research
Malign melanoma of the nasal cavity that arises at such an unusual location is an exceptional case only occasionally mentioned in the literature. An amelanotic form, which is an uncommon type for this malignancy, also has an unusual radiological appearence from the classic melanotic form. We report here the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of a 46-year-old man who had a nasal cavity mass diagnosed as an amelanotic malign melanoma and discuss the importance of differential diagnosis with such an unusual radiological manifestation in this location.