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Primary malignant melanoma of the pleura with rapid progression: A case report and literature review

  • Authors:
    • Qiong Wang
    • Jing Chen
    • Meera Dassarath
    • Zhongyuan Yin
    • Xiuping Yang
    • Kunyu Yang
    • Gang Wu

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    Affiliations: Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430023, P.R. China, Department of Pathology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, P.R. China
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    Published online on: April 8, 2015
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3104
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Abstract

A primary melanocytic lesion arising from the pleura is a rare occurrence. This is the case report of a 36‑year‑old female patient with a primary pleural melanocytic tumor. The positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan revealed multiple nodular soft tissue thickenings of the left hemipleura and a large amount of pleural effusion in the left hemithorax. The results of the histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of melanoma. The disease progressed 4 months following immunotherapy and chemotherapy and the patient succumbed to the disease 2 months later. This type of tumor appears to exhibit a highly aggressive biological behavior and responds poorly to immunotherapy and chemotherapy, which are characteristics similar to those exhibited by melanomas arising in other regions.
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Wang Q, Chen J, Dassarath M, Yin Z, Yang X, Yang K and Wu G: Primary malignant melanoma of the pleura with rapid progression: A case report and literature review. Oncol Lett 9: 2713-2715, 2015.
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Wang, Q., Chen, J., Dassarath, M., Yin, Z., Yang, X., Yang, K., & Wu, G. (2015). Primary malignant melanoma of the pleura with rapid progression: A case report and literature review. Oncology Letters, 9, 2713-2715. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3104
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Wang, Q., Chen, J., Dassarath, M., Yin, Z., Yang, X., Yang, K., Wu, G."Primary malignant melanoma of the pleura with rapid progression: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 9.6 (2015): 2713-2715.
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Wang, Q., Chen, J., Dassarath, M., Yin, Z., Yang, X., Yang, K., Wu, G."Primary malignant melanoma of the pleura with rapid progression: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 9, no. 6 (2015): 2713-2715. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3104
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Wang Q, Chen J, Dassarath M, Yin Z, Yang X, Yang K and Wu G: Primary malignant melanoma of the pleura with rapid progression: A case report and literature review. Oncol Lett 9: 2713-2715, 2015.
APA
Wang, Q., Chen, J., Dassarath, M., Yin, Z., Yang, X., Yang, K., & Wu, G. (2015). Primary malignant melanoma of the pleura with rapid progression: A case report and literature review. Oncology Letters, 9, 2713-2715. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3104
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Wang, Q., Chen, J., Dassarath, M., Yin, Z., Yang, X., Yang, K., Wu, G."Primary malignant melanoma of the pleura with rapid progression: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 9.6 (2015): 2713-2715.
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Wang, Q., Chen, J., Dassarath, M., Yin, Z., Yang, X., Yang, K., Wu, G."Primary malignant melanoma of the pleura with rapid progression: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 9, no. 6 (2015): 2713-2715. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3104
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