Solitary pulmonary metastasis from primary melanoma of the oesophagus 5 years after resection of the primary tumor

BACKGROUND: Primary malignant melanoma of the oesophagus (PMME) is an uncommon tumor. PMME has an aggressive biological behavior, similar to melanomas developed elsewhere in the body. Most patients die from distant metastases, and the overall 5 year survival rate is approximately 4%. CASE PRESENTATI...

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Autores principales: Dionigi, Gianlorenzo, Rovera, Francesca, Boni, Luigi, Imperatori, Andrea, Dionigi, Renzo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1458342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16613599
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-4-22

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