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Metastatic malignant melanoma of the larynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

H. Pau ,
S. De ,
M. G. Spencer  and
P. R. M. Steele
H. Pau
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester, UK
S. De
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester, UK
M. G. Spencer
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester, UK
P. R. M. Steele
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, The Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester, UK
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Abstract

Metastatic malignant melanoma of the larynx is considered to be extremely rare by most authors. This paper describes a 78-year-old patient, previously treated for cutaneous malignant melanoma and intestinal fibrosarcoma, who presented with stridor due to a metastatic melanoma in the larynx. It was a pedunculated lesion and surgical excision of the lesion was accomplished with a tonsillar snare. This paper further discusses the evolving history, diagnosis and treatment of this metastatic tumour, and reviews the literature regarding previously reported cases.

Keywords

LarynxMelanomaNeoplasm Metastasis
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 11 , November 2001 , pp. 925 - 927
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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