Mucosal melanoma of the head and neck: a retrospective analysis of 34 cases in Japan.
Keiichi TamuraYohei KumabeYo KishimotoMorimasa KitamuraMasanobu MizutaHisanobu TamakiKeigo HondaKoichiro YamadaShinzo TanakaTsuyoshi KojimaRyo AsatoKoji UshiroShogo ShinoharaShinji TakebayashiToshiki MaetaniKazuyuki IchimaruYoshiharu KitaniKoichi OmoriPublished in: Acta oto-laryngologica (2024)
No independent prognostic factors for the 5-year OS or DSS were identified. Regional or distant recurrences are often identified, regardless of local control with surgical resection. Difficult control of MMHN with conventional therapeutic strategies, such as surgical intervention, PORT, and systemic therapy, has been suggested.