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Primary malignant melanoma of the pharynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Ian J. M. Johnson ,
Adrian T. Warfield ,
Lesley A. Smallman  and
John C. Watkinson
Ian J. M. Johnson*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT
Adrian T. Warfield
Affiliation:
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TH Pathology.
Lesley A. Smallman
Affiliation:
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TH Pathology.
John C. Watkinson
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT
*
Mr I. J. M. Johnson, Department of Otolaryngology, The Freeman Hospital (Trust), Freeman Road, High Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE7 7DN
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Abstract

A case of primary malignant melanoma of the pharynx is presented. Mucosal melanomas of the upper respiratory tract are rare. They tend to present late and therefore the prognosis is generally poor. The initial mainstay of treatment is adequate surgical resection. Prognostic factors are less well documented than in cutaneous melanoma

Keywords

Melanoma, malignantPharynxMelanocytes

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Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 3 , March 1994 , pp. 275 - 277
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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