Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Esophagus

Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) comprises only 0.1–0.2% of all malignant esophageal tumors. PMME tumors are highly aggressive and metastasize early via hematogenic and lymphatic pathways. Treatment outcome is poor because the cancer has often advanced at the time of diagnosis. Ino...

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Autores principales: Yonal, Oya, Ibrisim, Duygu, Songur, Yildiran, Cakaloglu, Yilmaz, Tuncer, Koray, Kirimlioglu, Hale, Ozdil, Sadakat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2013
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Published online: June, 2013
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3724127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23898233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000353637
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Sumario:Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) comprises only 0.1–0.2% of all malignant esophageal tumors. PMME tumors are highly aggressive and metastasize early via hematogenic and lymphatic pathways. Treatment outcome is poor because the cancer has often advanced at the time of diagnosis. Inoperability, unsuccessful treatment with radiotherapy and chemotherapy in advanced tumors and metastases have contributed to its poor prognosis. Here, we present the endoscopic features, endoscopic ultrasonography findings and management of a PMME case.

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