Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma: Report of an Important Entity and Literature Review
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...
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| author | Christos Kyriakopoulos George Zarkavelis Artemis Andrianopoulou Alexandra Papoudou-Bai Dimitrios Stefanou Stergios Boussios George Pentheroudakis |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-69cc4e05c70143189918ee8ecaad92f12025-08-20T03:34:08ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142017-01-01201710.1155/2017/86543268654326Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma: Report of an Important Entity and Literature ReviewChristos Kyriakopoulos0George Zarkavelis1Artemis Andrianopoulou2Alexandra Papoudou-Bai3Dimitrios Stefanou4Stergios Boussios5George Pentheroudakis6Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Stavros Niarchos Avenue, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Medical Oncology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Stavros Niarchos Avenue, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Radiology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Stavros Niarchos Avenue, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Stavros Niarchos Avenue, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Stavros Niarchos Avenue, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Medical Oncology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Stavros Niarchos Avenue, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Medical Oncology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Stavros Niarchos Avenue, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceMalignant 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8654326 |
| spellingShingle | Christos Kyriakopoulos George Zarkavelis Artemis Andrianopoulou Alexandra Papoudou-Bai Dimitrios Stefanou Stergios Boussios George Pentheroudakis Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma: Report of an Important Entity and Literature Review Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| title | Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma: Report of an Important Entity and Literature Review |
| title_full | Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma: Report of an Important Entity and Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma: Report of an Important Entity and Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma: Report of an Important Entity and Literature Review |
| title_short | Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma: Report of an Important Entity and Literature Review |
| title_sort | primary pulmonary malignant melanoma report of an important entity and literature review |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8654326 |
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