Concurrent Mucosal Melanoma and Angiofibroma of the Nose.

Authors: Hwang JH, Ha JB, Lee J, Lee J

Abstract

Malignant melanoma rarely develops in the paranasal sinuses, and generally has a poor prognosis. However, mucosal melanoma can masquerade both clinically and histopathologically as a benign lesion, rendering accurate early diagnosis difficult. On the other hand, angiofibroma, a benign tumor, is more easily diagnosed than a mucosal melanoma, because the former exhibits specific histopathological features. No cases of concurrent angiofibroma and mucosal melanoma have been reported to date. We describe such a case below.

PMID: 27095516 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]



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