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Unusual thoracic manifestation of metastatic malignant melanoma

Massive pleural effusion due to metastatic malignant melanoma is rare. We report a case of bilateral (massive on left side) pleural effusion as a metastatic manifestation of cutaneous malignant melanoma. In our case, successful outcome of pleurodesis with vincristine is significant as this agent is...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mohan, K. Manu, Gowrinath, K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2893434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20616944
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.63615
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Sumario:Massive pleural effusion due to metastatic malignant melanoma is rare. We report a case of bilateral (massive on left side) pleural effusion as a metastatic manifestation of cutaneous malignant melanoma. In our case, successful outcome of pleurodesis with vincristine is significant as this agent is rarely used.