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Malignant melanoma of the nasal cavity-A case report

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Mucosal melanoma of the nasal cavity is a rare tumour. Here we have reported a case of 54-year-old male patient presented with the black mass coming out from right nasal cavity and occasional slight bleeding from the mass. The tumour was excised by lateral rhinotomy. The surgery was followed by radiotherapy.

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  1. Flat-101B, Girikunj, 390, S.N.Roy Road, Kolkata, 700038, India

    Swapan Kr. Ghosh (Associate Professor)

  2. ENT Department, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, MO, India

    Arindam Patra (PGT)

  3. ENT Department, NRS Medical College, Kolkata, India

    Alok Banta (PGT)

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Ghosh, S.K., Patra, A., Datta, S. et al. Malignant melanoma of the nasal cavity-A case report. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 59, 78–79 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-007-0025-2

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