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Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: A case report and review of the literature

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    • Wen Jiang
    • Zhengyun Zou
    • Baorui Liu
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    Affiliations: The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 21000, P.R. China
    Copyright: © Jiang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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    Published online on: March 5, 2015
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3014
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Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) is a rare malignancy and the prognosis is typically poor. There is currently a lack of appropriate treatment strategies and clear guidance. The current study presents the case of a 65‑year‑old female with a two‑month history of progressive dysphagia, the investigations of which resulted in a diagnosis of PMME. The patient was treated with a radical transhiatal esophagectomy with subcarinal lymphadenectomy followed by combined chemoimmunotherapy. The patient remains alive with no evidence of tumor progression at the 12‑month follow‑up. The purpose of the present study was to report a new case and to review the recent relevant literature regarding the treatment of PMME.
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Jiang W, Zou Z and Liu B: Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: A case report and review of the literature. Oncol Lett 9: 2036-2040, 2015.
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Jiang, W., Zou, Z., & Liu, B. (2015). Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: A case report and review of the literature. Oncology Letters, 9, 2036-2040. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3014
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Jiang, W., Zou, Z., Liu, B."Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 9.5 (2015): 2036-2040.
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Jiang, W., Zou, Z., Liu, B."Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 9, no. 5 (2015): 2036-2040. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3014
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Jiang W, Zou Z and Liu B: Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: A case report and review of the literature. Oncol Lett 9: 2036-2040, 2015.
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Jiang, W., Zou, Z., & Liu, B. (2015). Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: A case report and review of the literature. Oncology Letters, 9, 2036-2040. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3014
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Jiang, W., Zou, Z., Liu, B."Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 9.5 (2015): 2036-2040.
Chicago
Jiang, W., Zou, Z., Liu, B."Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 9, no. 5 (2015): 2036-2040. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3014
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