Primary malignant melanoma of the nose: a rare cause of epistaxis in the elderly.
We report the case of a primary nasal malignant melanoma in an elderly woman, illustrating the dilemmas involved in clinical decision making with non-specific symptoms, and the treatment of cancer in elderly patients. We also discuss the incidence, clinical presentation, diagnosis, principles of management and outcome.
Tiwari
Divya
D
Department of Medicine for Older People, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK. dtiwari@doctors.org.uk
Plater
Marianne
M
Partridge
Richard
R
Weston-Simons
John
J
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed