[One case report of tonsil metastatic cutaneous achromatic melanoma]

Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2019 Nov 7;54(11):863-864. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2019.11.011.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

本文报道了一例扁桃体转移性皮肤无色素性黑色素瘤的患者。患者主因咽痛20余天,发热7 d就诊,查体可见右扁桃体上极见一肿物。局麻下行右扁桃体肿物活检术,病理诊断为右侧扁桃体恶性黑色素瘤,结合病史,病变符合转移。黑色素瘤可发生淋巴结转移、血行转移与远处转移,最常见的远处转移部位是肺,远处转移到口咽部罕见。本例扁桃体转移性黑色素瘤,肉眼观察病灶表面无颜色改变,可能为无色素型黑色素瘤发生转移。对于一切分化差的恶性肿瘤,均应考虑到黑色素瘤的可能。.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Melanoma / diagnosis*
  • Melanoma / secondary
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Tonsillar Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Tonsillar Neoplasms / secondary