Silvia Carpenè, Barbara Silvestri, Martina Bertinazzi, Enrico Armato, Maurizio Amadori, Roberto Spinato, Francesca de Terlizzi, Giuseppe Azzarello
BACKGROUND: Sinonasal Mucosal Melanoma (SNMM) is a rare but aggressive disease. Surgery with free margins, when feasible, is the treatment of choice. In the last three decades, electrochemotherapy (ECT) has emerged as a local ablative procedure, performed with the Cliniporator, for cutaneous and mucosal tumours of different histology. We present a case report of an ECT treatment performed by means of a new endoscopic electrode, on an elderly patient affected by primary SNMM. METHODS: An 88-year-old man with a diagnosis of SNMM (cT4aN0M0)-Stage IV, of the left nasal fossa presented at our institution...
April 18, 2024: European Archives of Oto-rhino-laryngology