Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma Found While Evaluating New Onset Cough: A Case Presentation and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Figueroa Rodriguez, Fernando
Uddin, Ahsan
Nasr, Justine
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Malignant melanoma is a nonepithelial neoplasm of melanocytes.
It is tremendously rare for this condition to primarily involve the respiratory tract, accounting only for 0.01% of the lung malignancies.
It often presents as a solitary nodule provoking mass effect and/or obstructive symptom.
It most commonly affects patients 50 years old and older, with no gender predilection.
Complete surgical excision is the treatment of choice; nevertheless, chemotherapy or radiation might be necessary depending on tumor location and/or metastasis status.
Recently, biochemotherapy and immunotherapy have emerged as promising treatment modalities.
We present a case of Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma (PPMM) in a 76-year-old male with no previous personal or family history of cancer who presented with new onset nonproductive cough.
We also present an analysis with high yield points summarizing clinical features, diagnostic workup, and management of PPMM.
Finally, we post a table summarizing all the cases ever reported in English literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Figueroa Rodriguez, Fernando& Uddin, Ahsan& Nasr, Justine. 2019. Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma Found While Evaluating New Onset Cough: A Case Presentation and Literature Review. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143923
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Figueroa Rodriguez, Fernando…[et al.]. Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma Found While Evaluating New Onset Cough: A Case Presentation and Literature Review. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143923
American Medical Association (AMA)
Figueroa Rodriguez, Fernando& Uddin, Ahsan& Nasr, Justine. Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma Found While Evaluating New Onset Cough: A Case Presentation and Literature Review. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143923
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143923