Primary malignant melanoma of the lung: A case report

Yamamoto,Yoko; Kodama,Ken; Maniwa,Tomohiro; Takeda,Masashi; Tanaka,Yuuka; Ozawa,Kentaro; Isei,Taiki

doi:10.3892/mco.2017.1256

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Primary malignant melanoma of the lung: A case report

Authors:
- Yoko Yamamoto
- Ken Kodama
- Tomohiro Maniwa
- Masashi Takeda
- Yuuka Tanaka
- Kentaro Ozawa
- Taiki Isei
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Affiliations: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yao Municipal Hospital, Yao, Osaka 581-0069, Japan, Department of Pathology, Yao Municipal Hospital, Yao, Osaka 581-0069, Japan, Department of Dermatology, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka 540-0006, Japan

Copyright: © Yamamoto et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
Pages: 39-41
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Published online on: May 10, 2017

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Abstract

Malignant melanoma involving the respiratory tract is nearly always metastatic from a cutaneous lesion. Primary malignant melanoma of the lung (PMML) is very rare. We herein report the case of a 61-year-old female patient with PMML who presented with a small nodule in the lower lobe of the left lung on chest computed tomography. As an intraoperative diagnosis of malignant melanoma was made, left lower lobectomy with systematic lymph node dissection were performed. Pathologically, there were no lymph node or intrapulmonary metastases. Lesions other than the pulmonary nodule were not detected throughout the comprehensive postoperative examination of all organs. Thus, the patient was followed up regularly as an outpatient. However, 1 year after the operation, multiple organ metastases developed. The patient’s condition rapidly deteriorated and she succumbed to the disease 15 months after the operation, despite intensive chemo-immunotherapy.

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Primary malignant melanoma of the lung: A case report

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