Primitive malignant melanoma of the parotid gland.
Melanoma of the parotid gland is a very rare event: it can occur as a primary disease or as spread of the intraglandular nodes. The authors report a case and review the few cases of primary melanoma of the parotid gland reported in the literature.
Barbieri
Marco
M
ENT Clinic, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. marbarge@libero.it
Gentile
Raffaella
R
Cordone
Maria Paola
MP
Mora
Renzo
R
Mora
Francesco
F
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery