Abstract
Background: Primary malignant melanoma rarely arises from noncutaneous tissues that contain melanocytes. Head and neck mucosal melanomas account for 0.7% to 3.8% of all melanomas. Here we report a case of primary malignant melanoma of aryepiglottic fold.Result: Here we reported a case of primary malignant melanoma of aryepiglottic fold.Conclusion: Primary aryepiglottic fold melanoma is an exceptionally rare neoplasm with early distant metastases and aggressive fatal course. Early diagnosis and proper line of treatment are crucial for survival. Physicians should keep a high index of suspicion for diagnosis of this rare tumor especially in old age with pigmented or non-pigmented lesion in larynx.
Highlights
Primary malignant melanoma rarely arises from noncutaneous tissues that contain melanocytes
Head and neck mucosal melanomas account for 0.7% to 3.8% of all melanomas
We report a case of primary malignant melanoma of aryepiglottic fold
Summary
S. CHHABRA, R. SEN, P. PARMAR, P. GUPTA, A. SHARMA and H. YADAV Department of Pathology, Pt.B.D.S. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak – 124001 (Haryana) India DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v49i4.10 Corresponding Author: Dr Padam Parmar
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