Primary Malignant Mucosal Melanoma of the Nasopharynx: An Unusual Cause of Unilateral Hearing Loss

Bekci T., Aslan K., Gunbey H. P., İncesu L.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.25, no.6, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0000000000001165
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Hearing loss, malignant mucosal melanoma, MRI, NASAL CAVITY
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

There are many causes of unilateral hearing loss, and making the correct differential diagnosis, especially in elderly patients, is difficult. A primary malignant mucosal melanoma of the nasopharynx is extremely rare and can cause a variety of symptoms. Hearing loss, as a presenting symptom of mucosal malignant melanoma of the nasopharynx, has not yet been defined in the literature. Herein, we report a case of primary mucosal malignant melanoma of the nasopharynx presented with unilateral hearing loss in a 70-year-old man.