Primary Malignant Mucosal Melanoma of the Nasopharynx: An Unusual Cause of Unilateral Hearing Loss
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, cilt.25, sa.6, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/scs.0000000000001165
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Hearing loss, malignant mucosal melanoma, MRI, NASAL CAVITY
- Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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.