title: Primary malignant melanoma of the pharynx.
abstract: A case of primary malignant melanoma of the pharynx is presented. Mucosal melanomas of the upper respiratory tract are rare. They tend to present late and therefore the prognosis is generally poor. The initial mainstay of treatment is adequate surgical resection. Prognostic factors are less well documented than in cutaneous melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Warfield
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Smallman
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Watkinson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis