Bekci Tümay, Aslan Kerim, Günbey Hediye Pinar, Incesu Lütfi
From the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
J Craniofac Surg. 2014 Nov;25(6):e567-9. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001165.
There are many causes of unilateral hearing loss, and making the correct differential diagnosis, especially in elderly patients, is difficult. A primary malignant mucosal melanoma of the nasopharynx is extremely rare and can cause a variety of symptoms. Hearing loss, as a presenting symptom of mucosal malignant melanoma of the nasopharynx, has not yet been defined in the literature. Herein, we report a case of primary mucosal malignant melanoma of the nasopharynx presented with unilateral hearing loss in a 70-year-old man.
单侧听力损失有多种病因,要做出正确的鉴别诊断,尤其是对老年患者而言,颇具难度。鼻咽部原发性黏膜恶性黑色素瘤极为罕见,可引发多种症状。听力损失作为鼻咽部黏膜恶性黑色素瘤的首发症状,在文献中尚无明确记载。在此,我们报告一例70岁男性患者,其鼻咽部原发性黏膜恶性黑色素瘤以单侧听力损失为表现。