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Malignant mucosal melanoma is a rare condition. Although the head and neck region is the most common site for mucosal melanoma, a melanoma arising in the eustachian tube is rare. Here we present a case of mucosal melanoma arising in the right eustachian tube.
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Tanaka, H., Kohno, A., Gomi, N. et al. Malignant mucosal melanoma of the eustachian tube. Radiat Med 26, 305–308 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-007-0222-7
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