TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2009 , Vol 24 , Num 3
Primary mucosal malignant melanoma of the nasopharynx: two case reports
Ahmet KARADENİZ,1 Şimay GÜROCAK,1 Necdet BİLİCİLER,2 Mert BAŞARAN,3 Faruk TAŞ3
1İ.Ü. İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi, Radyasyon Onkolojisi Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Turkey
2İ.Ü. İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Turkey
3İ.Ü. Onkoloji Enstitüsü, Tıbbi Onkoloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Turkey
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