Primary Middle Ear Mucosal Melanoma: Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review of 21 Cases of Primary Middle Ear and Eustachian Tube Melanoma.

CONCLUSIONS: Middle ear and eustachian tube mucosal melanomas are exceedingly rare, with middle ear melanomas demonstrating a worse prognosis. Multimodality therapy is commonly used; however, outcomes are poor, with high mortality among affected patients. PMID: 30103615 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology - August 13, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Maxwell AK, Takeda H, Gubbels SP Tags: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Source Type: research