Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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A Case of Malignant Melanoma of the Inferior Turbinate

하비갑개의 악성흑색종 치험 1례

  • Maeng Chang-Hwan (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Korea Veterans Hospital) ;
  • Yun Dong-Gu (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Korea Veterans Hospital) ;
  • Kim Choon-Dong (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Korea Veterans Hospital) ;
  • Rho Young-Soo (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine)
  • 맹창환 (서울보훈병원 이비인후과) ;
  • 윤동구 (서울보훈병원 이비인후과) ;
  • 김춘동 (서울보훈병원 이비인후과) ;
  • 노영수 (한림대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 강동성심병원)
  • Published : 2002.05.01
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Abstract

Malignant melanoma of the nasal cavity occurs rarely. Malignant melanoma, originated from the upper respiratory tract including nasal cavity, has clinical feature of local recurrence and easily metastasizes to regional or distant lymph nodes, lung, and liver. Malignant melanoma originated from nasal cavity frequently shows tumor cell invasion, ulceration, or infection. Owing to these characteristics, complete surgical excision of the malignant melanoma in nasal cavity is not easy. And also the prognosis of this tumor is not so good because of a high recurrence rate. Recently the authors have recently experienced a case of malignant melanoma originated from the inferior turbinate, which was treated with lateral rhinectomy, total maxillectomy. The defect developed after surgical extirpation was reconstructed with rotational forehead flap.

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