[A case of auricular malignant melanoma].
We performed auricular excision, total parathyroidectomy, and extended radical neck dissection in a 36-year-old male patient who developed auricular malignant melanoma. Reconstruction of the surgical defect was made with a split-thickness skin graft. The patient received radiotherapy and chemotherapy after surgery. No evidence of local recurrences or distant metastasis was detected during a follow-up period of 14 months.
Department of Ear Nose and Throat Diseases, Ankara Numune Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. eaygenc@turk.net
Erdinç
E
Aygenç
Yasemin
Y
Dakak
Cafer
C
Ozdem
D000328:Adult; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D037981:Neck Dissection; D016105:Parathyroidectomy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D016038:Skin Transplantation