[Malignant melanoma of the pinna. Importance of its diagnosis, treatment and prognostic factors].
About 25%-30% of the primary malignant melanomas occur in the head and neck region and of these less than 10% arise on the external ear, mainly on helix and the lobule of the pinna. Melanoma thickness and nodal or distant metastases are advers factors for its prognosis. We report a case of a tumor that affected the right pinna and was removed by our ENT, department with good evolution, being the patient free of disease after 5 years follow-up.
Pino Rivero
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Facultativo Especialista de Otorrinolaringología, Complejo Hospitalario Infanta Cristina. vicentepinorivero@terra.com
González Palomino
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Pantoja Hernández
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Mora Santos
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Trinidad Ramos
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Gómez Tejada de Romero
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Blasco Huelva
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D000368:Aged; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome