Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4248372 | Radiology Case Reports | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Mucosal malignant melanoma of the head and neck is a rare but aggressive type of melanoma with poor clinical prognosis and outcome. Its nonspecific symptomatology frequently leads to its delayed diagnosis until advanced stages of the disease. The author presents a case of primary sinonasal amelanotic melanoma with preoperative F-18 FDG PET/CT showing diffuse bone metastasis only two months after the onset of epistaxis and nasal congestion, and subsequent postsurgical CT/MR showing diffuse soft tissue tumor dissemination and malignant pleural effusion.
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Authors
Ba D. M.D.,