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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 11(1); 1968 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1968;11(1): 19-22.
A Case of Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Nasal Cavity
Jae Won Lee, MD
Department of Otolaryngology, Capital Army Hospital, Seoul, Korea
鼻腔內에 發生한 原發性 惡性黑色腫의 1例
李在源
首都陸軍病院 耳鼻咽喉科
ABSTRACT

Primary malignant melanoma of the nasal and paranasal cavities are extremely rare in Korea, even occasional reports were found, mostly in western literature. The author has recently experienced a case of primary malignant melanoma on the nasal fossa. A 27 years old Korean male pilot was admitted to C.A.H. on Nov. 19, 1963 with chief complaints of nasal bleeding and obstruction. Rhinoscopic examination of the left side revealed yellowishh coated and cauliflower like inferior turbinate and revealed histopathologically malignant melanoma originating from nasal mucous membrane. The patient had received combined, Co60 teletherapy and chemotherapy. The patient was died from metastasis to the both lungs, liver and viscera after one year of admission. The author report here the patient's clinical course and brief review of the literatures of malignant melanoma originating from the nasal fossa.

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