ArticleClinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology2016
Metastases of Melanoma to Head and Neck Mucosa: A Report of Short Series.
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- Laryngeal metastasis from a thumb melanoma after a 5-year disease-free interval: A case of acute airway presentation and review of the literature.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Multifocal Oral Mucosal Melanoma with an Atypical Clinical Presentation.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Metastatic to the Larynx and Trachea: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Mucosal Melanoma: Pathological Evolution, Pathway Dependency and Targeted Therapy.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Review
- A Review of the Aetiopathogenesis and Clinical and Histopathological Features of Oral Mucosal Melanoma.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2017Review
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Abstract
objectivesMetastasis of melanoma to the head and neck mucosa is a very unusual condition. The aim of this study was to report four cases of patients with metastatic melanoma in the head and neck mucosa treated at a single institution.
methodsClinical data were obtained from the medical records. All cases were histologically reviewed to confirm the diagnosis, and immunohistochemical reactions were performed in the cases submitted to biopsy.
resultsAll patients were males and the mean age was 40.5 years old. The sites of the metastatic tumors were gingival mucosa, floor of the mouth, oropharynx, and larynx. Two tumors appeared as submucosal nodules with normal color; one lesion was a blackish nodular lesion, and one was shown to be an ulcerated lesion. The size of tumors ranged from 2.0 to 4.0 cm. All patients had developed systemic disease at time of diagnosis of metastatic tumor in the head and neck mucosa. Survival rates ranged from 2 to 19 months after the diagnosis of the metastatic mucosal melanoma in the head and neck region.
conclusionAlthough rare, patients with melanoma must be closely and regularly followed up, with careful routine examination of head and neck, because metastatic tumors in this region seem to be part of a lethal widespread metastatic disease.
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