Nevus-Like Appearance of Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Esophagus
The primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) is a rare malignant disease, accounting for only 0.1–0.2% of all esophageal neoplasms, and the majority of the patients are diagnosed at advanced stages with poor prognosis. We present here a case of 56-year-old woman with epigastric pain and he...
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doaj-d0dde0ea3f1d4dc49bd89feb77d579252020-11-24T23:13:07ZengHindawi LimitedGastroenterology Research and Practice1687-61211687-630X2009-01-01200910.1155/2009/285753285753Nevus-Like Appearance of Primary Malignant Melanoma of the EsophagusMin-Jung Kang0Sun Young Yi1Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, 158-056 Ewha Womans University, 911-1 Mokdong Yangcheon-Ku, Seoul, South KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, 158-056 Ewha Womans University, 911-1 Mokdong Yangcheon-Ku, Seoul, South KoreaThe primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) is a rare malignant disease, accounting for only 0.1–0.2% of all esophageal neoplasms, and the majority of the patients are diagnosed at advanced stages with poor prognosis. We present here a case of 56-year-old woman with epigastric pain and her endoscopic finding revealed several flat and black pigmented mucosal lesions within the distal portion of the esophagus which looked like flat nevus. The histopathology and immunohistochemical profile of the tissue specimens were diagnostic of malignant melanoma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/285753 |
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Nevus-Like Appearance of Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Esophagus |
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Nevus-Like Appearance of Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Esophagus |
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Nevus-Like Appearance of Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Esophagus |
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Nevus-Like Appearance of Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Esophagus |
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Nevus-Like Appearance of Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Esophagus |
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nevus-like appearance of primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus |
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Gastroenterology Research and Practice |
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1687-6121 1687-630X |
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The primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) is a rare
malignant disease, accounting for only 0.1–0.2% of all
esophageal neoplasms, and the majority of the patients are
diagnosed at advanced stages with poor prognosis. We present here
a case of 56-year-old woman with epigastric pain and her
endoscopic finding revealed several flat and black pigmented
mucosal lesions within the distal portion of the esophagus which
looked like flat nevus. The histopathology and immunohistochemical
profile of the tissue specimens were diagnostic of malignant
melanoma. |
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