title: Primary mucosal malignant melanoma of the larynx: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of primary melanoma of the larynx in a patient who died of disseminated disease 13 months later. It is a rare malignant tumor in the head and neck, accounting for 0.4-10% of all melanomas of this site. Histologically, the presence of in situ changes within the laryngeal mucosa strongly supports our diagnosis of primary melanoma of the larynx.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Otorinolaringoiatria e Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mattavelli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Palma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guzzo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007820:Laryngeal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged