Parotid Gland Primary Amelanotic Malignant Melanoma
Amelanotic malignant melanoma (AMM) represents only 2%–8% of all malignant melanomas, and primary AMM of the parotid gland is very rarely diagnosed. This is the second case of primary AMM of the parotid gland in the literature. The aim of this report is to discuss our case and this rare entity. The...
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| author | Eltaf Ayça Özbal Koç Çiğdem Kalaycık Ertugay Şemsi Altaner |
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| description | Amelanotic malignant melanoma (AMM) represents only 2%–8% of all malignant melanomas, and primary AMM of the parotid gland is very rarely diagnosed. This is the second case of primary AMM of the parotid gland in the literature. The aim of this report is to discuss our case and this rare entity. The detection of AMM is very complex because the pathology results can be confused with those for inflammatory processes and benign and malignant tumors. Immunohistochemical analysis of S100 protein and human melanoma black 45 (HMB45) analysis provides guidance in the differential diagnosis of AMM. In this report, we present a rapidly growing amelanotic malignant melanoma in the parotid gland. Examination of the patient and radiological studies showed no other lesions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35e514f907904379ada82019ca4b4a552023-02-15T16:08:20ZengGalenos Yayineviİstanbul Medical Journal2619-97932148-094X2016-12-0117414714910.5152/imj.2016.7905813049054Parotid Gland Primary Amelanotic Malignant MelanomaEltaf Ayça Özbal Koç0Çiğdem Kalaycık Ertugay1Şemsi Altaner2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Başkent University İstanbul Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye Department of Pathology, Başkent University İstanbul Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye Amelanotic malignant melanoma (AMM) represents only 2%–8% of all malignant melanomas, and primary AMM of the parotid gland is very rarely diagnosed. This is the second case of primary AMM of the parotid gland in the literature. The aim of this report is to discuss our case and this rare entity. The detection of AMM is very complex because the pathology results can be confused with those for inflammatory processes and benign and malignant tumors. Immunohistochemical analysis of S100 protein and human melanoma black 45 (HMB45) analysis provides guidance in the differential diagnosis of AMM. In this report, we present a rapidly growing amelanotic malignant melanoma in the parotid gland. Examination of the patient and radiological studies showed no other lesions. http://imj.galenos.com.tr/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/parotid-gland-primary-amelanotic-malignant-melanom/20816 Melanomaparotid glandtumor |
| spellingShingle | Eltaf Ayça Özbal Koç Çiğdem Kalaycık Ertugay Şemsi Altaner Parotid Gland Primary Amelanotic Malignant Melanoma İstanbul Medical Journal Melanoma parotid gland tumor |
| title | Parotid Gland Primary Amelanotic Malignant Melanoma |
| title_full | Parotid Gland Primary Amelanotic Malignant Melanoma |
| title_fullStr | Parotid Gland Primary Amelanotic Malignant Melanoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parotid Gland Primary Amelanotic Malignant Melanoma |
| title_short | Parotid Gland Primary Amelanotic Malignant Melanoma |
| title_sort | parotid gland primary amelanotic malignant melanoma |
| topic | Melanoma parotid gland tumor |
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