[Melanoma of nasal cavity and paranasal sinus mucosa]

In a group of 15 patients with malignant melanoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses the place of origin was nasal mucosa in 11 patients, the ethmoid cells in 2 cases and the maxillary sinus in 2 cases. Only 5 patients had tumour limited to infrastructure of the nasomaxillary complex, in 10 patients tumour occupied also suprastructure. Total maxillectomy was performed in 4 patients, partial maxillectomy in 8 patients with orbital exenteration in 3 patients. Of 12 patients operated on three patients died one year, two patients two years and one patient 6 years after surgery. One patient is alive 12 years, three patients are alive three years and one patient is alive one year after surgery.