Melanoma metastatic to the hyoid bone

Abstract

Abstract Metastatic melanoma may be included in the differential diagnosis of hyoid masses in patients with a history of melanoma. Hyoid resection is well tolerated and of diagnostic and therapeutic benefit in patients with tumors metastatic to the hyoid bone.

Keywords

• cutaneous malignancy
• Ear
• head and neck neoplasm
• hyoid bone
• melanoma
• metastasis