Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma: An Unexpected Tumor

Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma: An Unexpected Tumor

Malignant melanoma occurs most frequently on the skin. However, it can also arise in other organs and tissues of the body. Primary pulmonary malignant melanoma is a very rare non-epithelial neoplasm accounting for 0.01% of all primary pulmonary tumors. The treatment of choice is surgical resection o...

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Published in:Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases Vol. 78; no. 3; pp. 272 - 275
Main Authors: Hwang, Kyo-Bum, Hwang, Ki-Eun, Jung, Jae-Wan, Oh, Su-Jin, Park, Mi-Jeong, Jeong, Young-Hoon, Choi, Keum-Ha, Jeong, Eun-Taik, Kim, Hak-Ryul
Format: Journal Article
Language:Korean
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Lung
Melanoma
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Summary:Malignant melanoma occurs most frequently on the skin. However, it can also arise in other organs and tissues of the body. Primary pulmonary malignant melanoma is a very rare non-epithelial neoplasm accounting for 0.01% of all primary pulmonary tumors. The treatment of choice is surgical resection of the tumor with an oncologically adequate margin as in lobectomy or pneumonectomy. The prognosis of this condition is rather poor. Based on previous data, its 5-year survival is at least 10%. Here, we report a case of an 82-year-old woman whose primary pulmonary melanoma was detected incidentally.
Bibliography:KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO201532751505482
ISSN:1738-3536
2005-6184