title: Metastatic malignant melanoma of the larynx.
abstract: Metastatic malignant melanoma of the larynx is considered to be extremely rare by most authors. This paper describes a 78-year-old patient, previously treated for cutaneous malignant melanoma and intestinal fibrosarcoma, who presented with stridor due to a metastatic melanoma in the larynx. It was a pedunculated lesion and surgical excision of the lesion was accomplished with a tonsillar snare. This paper further discusses the evolving history, diagnosis and treatment of this metastatic tumour, and reviews the literature regarding previously reported cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, The Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester, UK. hpau@globalnet.co.uk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pau
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Steele
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D015622:Epithelioid Cells / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000601:surgery; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D009418:S100 Proteins