title: [Melanoma metastasis in the oropharynx].
abstract: Malignant melanomas of the upper respiratory tract are rare tumors but even rarer are their metastases in this region. Between 2% and 3.6% of malignant melanomas of the head and neck occur in the upper respiratory tract. We report a case history of a 48-year-old patient who underwent excision of a superficial spreading melanoma (tumor-thickness, 2 mm) from his trunk and later radical dissections of metastases in his axilla and groin. Chemotherapy with DTIC, an alpha-interferon, was performed. During follow-up, CT-scan demonstrated a 1 cm asymptomatic metastasis in the nasopharynx. Nasal endoscopy confirmed the CT finding as a dark tumor mass in the mucosa of the roof of the nasopharynx, close to Rosenmüller's fossa. Tumor was excised by a temporary split of the soft palate.
authors.affiliation: HNO-Klinik, Universität Tübingen.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bootz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Breuninger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lindstedt-Hilden
mesh_terms: D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha; D003606:Dacarbazine
vernacular_title: Melanommetastase im Nasopharynx.