Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Appearances of Primary Amelanotic Malign Melanoma in the Nasal Cavity: A Rare Case

Gunbey H. P., Gunbey E., Tanrıvermiş Sayıt A., Aslan K.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, cilt.9, sa.2, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.7860/jcdr/2015/11276.5546
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Amelanotic malign melanom, MRI, Nasal cavity
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Malign melanoma of the nasal cavity that arises at such an unusual location is an exceptional case only occasionally mentioned in the literature. An amelanotic form, which is an uncommon type for this malignancy, also has an unusual radiological appearence from the classic melanotic form. We report here the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of a 46-year-old man who had a nasal cavity mass diagnosed as an amelanotic malign melanoma and discuss the importance of differential diagnosis with such an unusual radiological manifestation in this location.