Primary mucosal melanoma of the eustachian tube

Melanomas of the upper airway tract constitute around 1% of the total melanomas of the head and neck. They are usually more advanced in depth of invasion or size at the time of diagnosis than melanomas of the skin. The case of a 74-year-old Caucasian female with primary malignant melanoma of the lef...

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Published in:European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology 2004-03, Vol.261 (3), p.139-142
Main Authors: RACIC, Goran, KURTOVIC, Dragan, ROJE, Zeljka, TOMIC, Snjezana, DOGAS, Zoran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Dermatology
Ear Neoplasms - diagnosis
Ear Neoplasms - pathology
Eustachian Tube - pathology
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis
Head and Neck Neoplasms - secondary
Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy
Humans
Lymph Nodes - pathology
Medical sciences
Melanoma - diagnosis
Melanoma - secondary
Melanoma - therapy
Nasal Mucosa - pathology
Nasopharynx - diagnostic imaging
Nasopharynx - pathology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Pharyngeal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Pharyngeal Neoplasms - secondary
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Melanomas of the upper airway tract constitute around 1% of the total melanomas of the head and neck. They are usually more advanced in depth of invasion or size at the time of diagnosis than melanomas of the skin. The case of a 74-year-old Caucasian female with primary malignant melanoma of the left eustachian tube and bilateral neck metastasis is presented. The procedure from the diagnosis of neck metastasis to the location of the primary melanoma is described. The management of the malignant melanoma neck metastasis should also involve endoscopic examination of the upper aerodigestive tract, since the primary lesion can occur there.
ISSN:0937-4477
1434-4726
DOI:10.1007/s00405-003-0633-8