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Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma: Report of an Important Entity and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Boussios, Stergios
Zarkavelis, George
Papoudou-Bai, Alexandra
Kyriakopoulos, Christos
Andrianopoulou, Artemis
Stefanou, Dimitrios
Pentheroudakis, George
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Malignant melanoma involving the respiratory tract is nearly always metastatic in origin, and primary tumors are extremely rare.
Published data on primary pulmonary malignant melanomas are limited.
Up to now 40 relevant cases have been reported in the English literature.
Herein, we report a case of a 56-year-old female patient who presented with intracranial metastases due to primary pulmonary melanoma.
She underwent bronchoscopy and died 5 months after the initial diagnosis despite the administered biochemotherapy and subsequent immunotherapy.
To establish the diagnosis of primary pulmonary malignant melanoma, any extrapulmonary origin was excluded by detailed examination and radiographic imaging.
Moreover, an extensive review of the literature regarding this rare entity has been performed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kyriakopoulos, Christos& Zarkavelis, George& Andrianopoulou, Artemis& Papoudou-Bai, Alexandra& Stefanou, Dimitrios& Boussios, Stergios…[et al.]. 2017. Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma: Report of an Important Entity and Literature Review. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147879
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kyriakopoulos, Christos…[et al.]. Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma: Report of an Important Entity and Literature Review. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147879
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kyriakopoulos, Christos& Zarkavelis, George& Andrianopoulou, Artemis& Papoudou-Bai, Alexandra& Stefanou, Dimitrios& Boussios, Stergios…[et al.]. Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma: Report of an Important Entity and Literature Review. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147879
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1147879