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Primary mucosal melanoma of the nasal cavity – a case report

Abstract Mucosal melanomas are very rare. However, cases of melanomas have been reported arising from the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, larynx-laryngopharynx and from combined nasal and sinus regions. The importance of clinical and histological diagnosis of this condition becomes evident when we consider the propensity this tumour has for early local and distant spread and the resultant poor five-year survival rate. Keywords: Malignant melanoma, nasal cavity, melanin, epistaxis