Turkish Journal of Oncology Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology
Article Open Access Volume 24 · Issue 3 · 2009 pp. 131–137

Primary mucosal malignant melanoma of the nasopharynx: two case reports

Ahmet KARADENİZ1
1 İ.Ü. İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi, Radyasyon Onkolojisi Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Turkey
2 İ.Ü. İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Turkey
3 İ.Ü. Onkoloji Enstitüsü, Tıbbi Onkoloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Turkey
Published: 2009 Pubmed: 85956 Article ID: 731
Abstract
Primary mucosal malignant melanoma of the nasopharynx is
rarely seen. This tumor grows and extends silently and its
early recognition is difficult. Herein, the clinical presentations
of two cases of primary mucosal malignant melanomas are reported
together with the treatment results.

Keywords: Mucosal malignant melanoma; nasopharynx; primary

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