An Unusual Case Report of Malignant Melanoma of the Sphenoid Sinus with Review of Literature.

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

Department of Surgical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, House no- T11, Parvana Vihar, Sector-9, Rohini, New Delhi, 110085 India.

Published: October 2022

Non skin malignant melanomas are known to be more aggressive than the skin counterpart. A 50-year lady with recurrent epistaxis, had mass in right sphenoid, which was resected by endoscopic sinus surgery. After histopathological confirmation of malignant melanoma radiotherapy was given. She later developed metastasis in liver.

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