Primary mucosal malignant melanoma of the middle ear.
Only one case of primary malignant melanoma of the middle ear has been reported in the literature to date. We report a case of middle ear and nasopharyngeal malignant melanoma where the primary is likely to have arisen in the middle ear and discuss the relevant literature.
Sherman
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Department of ENT Surgery, Walton Hospital, Liverpool.
Swift
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AC
Haqqani
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MT
D000368:Aged; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D011379:Prognosis