title: Computed tomography appearance of melanoma of nasal cavity.
abstract: Melanoma of the nasal cavity is a mucosal lesion that is quite rare. It comprises less than 1% of all melanomas and constitutes 4% of primary malignant tumors of the nasal cavity. The computed tomography appearance of this entity is discussed and found to be nonspecific.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed