XLIX Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Nasal Fossa

Abstract
A review of the literature of malignant melanoma originating in the nasal fossa is made. A case of primary malignant melanoma of the nasal cavity is described. After a wide surgical excision of the whole right middle turbinate, site of origin of the tumor, followed by irradiation, the patient is still in good health, 2 years postoperatively, without any evidence of recurrence or metastasis.