Malignant mucosal melanoma in the olfactory cleft of a 10-year-old child

Abstract Mucosal malignant melanoma is a rare but aggressive neoplasm with high rates of recurrence and death. It is known that two-thirds of mucosal melanoma cases arise in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in adults. However, there have been few studies until now on children with mucosal mali...

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Published in:Auris, nasus, larynx nasus, larynx, 2013-04, Vol.40 (2), p.235-238
Main Authors: Mun, Sue Jean, Jung, Hae Yoen, Frolova, Anna, Park, Kyung Duk, Rhee, Chae-Seo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant - methods
Child
Epistaxis
Female
Humans
Melanoma
Melanoma - diagnosis
Melanoma - therapy
Nasal cavity
Nose Neoplasms - diagnosis
Nose Neoplasms - therapy
Olfactory Mucosa
Otolaryngology
Polyp
Rare Diseases - diagnosis
Rare Diseases - therapy
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Summary:Abstract Mucosal malignant melanoma is a rare but aggressive neoplasm with high rates of recurrence and death. It is known that two-thirds of mucosal melanoma cases arise in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in adults. However, there have been few studies until now on children with mucosal malignant melanoma and the related treatment. We report on a 10-year-old girl with mucosal malignant melanoma presented as a nasal polyp, which was removed via endoscopic sinus surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy without recurrence.
ISSN:0385-8146
1879-1476
DOI:10.1016/j.anl.2012.05.001