Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Lung (PMML); A Case Report

Primary pulmonary malignant melanoma (also called primary malignant melanoma of the lung, or PMML) is an exceedingly rare non-epithelial neoplasm, accounting for 0.01% of all primary lung cancers. We report a case of a 63­-year-­old male with no comorbidities who was found to have a large right lung...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mada, Pradeep Kumar, Garibay, Meagan, Graham, Robbie L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Radiation Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10142326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37123731
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36850
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Sumario:Primary pulmonary malignant melanoma (also called primary malignant melanoma of the lung, or PMML) is an exceedingly rare non-epithelial neoplasm, accounting for 0.01% of all primary lung cancers. We report a case of a 63­-year-­old male with no comorbidities who was found to have a large right lung upper lobe mass and was diagnosed with metastatic primary malignant melanoma of the lung. The outcome for primary pulmonary malignant melanoma is grim, with 5-year survival less than 20%, but many patients have rapid progression and a short life span, even with intervention.

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