title: [Melanoma of nasal cavity and paranasal sinus mucosa].
abstract: In a group of 15 patients with malignant melanoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses the place of origin was nasal mucosa in 11 patients, the ethmoid cells in 2 cases and the maxillary sinus in 2 cases. Only 5 patients had tumour limited to infrastructure of the nasomaxillary complex, in 10 patients tumour occupied also suprastructure. Total maxillectomy was performed in 4 patients, partial maxillectomy in 8 patients with orbital exenteration in 3 patients. Of 12 patients operated on three patients died one year, two patients two years and one patient 6 years after surgery. One patient is alive 12 years, three patients are alive three years and one patient is alive one year after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Otolaryngologii AM w Lublinie.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gołabek
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Siwiec
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klatka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morshed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009297:Nasal Mucosa; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Czerniak błony śluzowej jamy nosowej i zatok przynosowych.