Table 1: Characteristics of patients with mucosal melanoma of the head and neck identified in SEER 9 from 1987 to 2009.

# of patients % of total Sex  Male 215 47.6%  Female 237 52.4% Race  White 383 84.7%  Black 24 5.3%  Other* 44 9.7%  Unknown 1 0.2% Age  0–19 0 0.0%  20–39 22 4.9%  40–54 50 11.1%  55–69 125 27.7%  70–84 190 42.0%  85+ 65 14.4% Site  Nasal cavity 237 52.4%  Paranasal sinuses 89 19.7%  Middle ear 2 0.4%  Total Sinonasal 328 72.6%  Oral cavity 78 17.3%  Oropharynx 13 2.9%  Nasopharynx 20 4.4%  Parotid gland 13 2.9%  Total Non-sinonasal 124 27.4% Total 452

*Includes American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian/Pacific Islander.