Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2002 Apr;35(4):322-324.
Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Esopahgus: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Korea. bay@knu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Anatomic Pathology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Korea.
Abstract
- Herein we report a rare case of primary esophageal malignant melanoma in a 56-year-old gentleman who presented with a 2-month dysphagea. Esophagoscopy reveals a polypoid tumor and a total thoracic esophagectomy was performed through a right thoracotomy and esophageal replacement with stomach. The tumor was proven to be a primary esophageal malignant melanoma by histological and immunohistochemical studies. The pathologic stage was IIa. He received no postoperative adjuvant therapy. He died of liver metastasis at 8 months postoperatively.
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