Malignant mucosal melanoma in the olfactory cleft of a 10-year-old child.
Mucosal malignant melanoma is a rare but aggressive neoplasm with high rates of recurrence and death. It is known that two-thirds of mucosal melanoma cases arise in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in adults. However, there have been few studies until now on children with mucosal malignant melanoma and the related treatment. We report on a 10-year-old girl with mucosal malignant melanoma presented as a nasal polyp, which was removed via endoscopic sinus surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy without recurrence.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea.
Sue Jean
SJ
Mun
Hae Yoen
HY
Jung
Anna
A
Frolova
Kyung Duk
KD
Park
Chae-Seo
CS
Rhee
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D009831:Olfactory Mucosa; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*