Malignant melanoma. A report of 5 cases

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Malignant melanoma arising in the nose and paranasal sinuses are rare compared to the skin, and their prognosis is very poor. During the past 15 years of 1986 to 2000, we recorded five of these cases. Common to these, the chief complaints were nosebleed and/or stuffy nose. Most of tumors arose from the mucosa of the nasal septum. The definite diagnosis depend upon the histopathological study, and such adjunct imaging modalities as MRI and RI were also much useful.<BR>As for the treatment, a wide resection with free margins are desirable, but the clinical situations lend it impossible resulting in unsatisfactory resections with poor prognosis. Among our five cases, two expired within two years.
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