[Three cases of mucosal malignant melanoma of the nose and paranasal sinuses].
We evaluated the clinical course and treatment of three patients who were found to have mucosal malignant melanoma of the nose and paranasal sinuses. The presenting complaint was recurrent epistaxis in all the patients. One patient had been followed-up for nasal polyposis for a long time. In older patients with recurrent epistaxis, endoscopic examination of the nasal cavity and obtaining a biopsy from suspected regions are essential for early diagnosis of mucosal malignant melanomas.
Kaymakçi
Mustafa
M
Department of Otolaryngology, Ankara Numune Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. mbkaymak@yahoo.com
Gür
Ozer Erdem
OE
Aygenç
Erdinç
E
Fidan
Fatih
F
Ozdem
Cafer
C
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery