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Primary malignant melanoma of the trachea: A case report
Primary cancer of the trachea is rare and accounts for only 0.1–0.4% of all newly diagnosed respiratory tract cancers, worldwide. In the present study, a case of primary tracheal malignant melanoma, a particularly rare type of cancer, is reported. A 68-year-old male presented with a cough and bloody...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4301528/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25624894 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2782 |
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author | IMAI, HISAO KIYOHARA, YOSHIO YOSHIKAWA, SHUSUKE KUSUTANI, NAO ONO, AKIRA TAIRA, TETSUHIKO KENMOTSU, HIROTSUGU HARADA, HIDEYUKI NAITO, TATEAKI MURAKAMI, HARUYASU SANO, TAKEHISA FUJI, HIROSHI ENDO, MASAHIRO NAKAJIMA, TAKASHI TAKAHASHI, TOSHIAKI |
author_facet | IMAI, HISAO KIYOHARA, YOSHIO YOSHIKAWA, SHUSUKE KUSUTANI, NAO ONO, AKIRA TAIRA, TETSUHIKO KENMOTSU, HIROTSUGU HARADA, HIDEYUKI NAITO, TATEAKI MURAKAMI, HARUYASU SANO, TAKEHISA FUJI, HIROSHI ENDO, MASAHIRO NAKAJIMA, TAKASHI TAKAHASHI, TOSHIAKI |
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description | Primary cancer of the trachea is rare and accounts for only 0.1–0.4% of all newly diagnosed respiratory tract cancers, worldwide. In the present study, a case of primary tracheal malignant melanoma, a particularly rare type of cancer, is reported. A 68-year-old male presented with a cough and bloody sputum. A chest computed tomography scan revealed a 25×20×15-mm tracheal tumor, located immediately above the carina, which reduced the cross-sectional area of the trachea by ~90%. Histopathological analysis of biopsy specimens determined a diagnosis of malignant melanoma. The patient was treated with argon plasma coagulation and chemoradiotherapy, which restored airway patency, however, metastasis was detected in the lungs. The patient refused further treatment and received palliative care. Subsequently, the patient succumbed to the disease within four months. Thus, although primary malignant melanoma of the trachea is extremeley rare, the possibility should be considered during diagnosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-43015282015-01-26 Primary malignant melanoma of the trachea: A case report IMAI, HISAO KIYOHARA, YOSHIO YOSHIKAWA, SHUSUKE KUSUTANI, NAO ONO, AKIRA TAIRA, TETSUHIKO KENMOTSU, HIROTSUGU HARADA, HIDEYUKI NAITO, TATEAKI MURAKAMI, HARUYASU SANO, TAKEHISA FUJI, HIROSHI ENDO, MASAHIRO NAKAJIMA, TAKASHI TAKAHASHI, TOSHIAKI Oncol Lett Articles Primary cancer of the trachea is rare and accounts for only 0.1–0.4% of all newly diagnosed respiratory tract cancers, worldwide. In the present study, a case of primary tracheal malignant melanoma, a particularly rare type of cancer, is reported. A 68-year-old male presented with a cough and bloody sputum. A chest computed tomography scan revealed a 25×20×15-mm tracheal tumor, located immediately above the carina, which reduced the cross-sectional area of the trachea by ~90%. Histopathological analysis of biopsy specimens determined a diagnosis of malignant melanoma. The patient was treated with argon plasma coagulation and chemoradiotherapy, which restored airway patency, however, metastasis was detected in the lungs. The patient refused further treatment and received palliative care. Subsequently, the patient succumbed to the disease within four months. Thus, although primary malignant melanoma of the trachea is extremeley rare, the possibility should be considered during diagnosis. D.A. Spandidos 2015-02 2014-12-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4301528/ /pubmed/25624894 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2782 Text en Copyright © 2015, Spandidos Publications http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an open-access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. The article may be redistributed, reproduced, and reused for non-commercial purposes, provided the original source is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Articles IMAI, HISAO KIYOHARA, YOSHIO YOSHIKAWA, SHUSUKE KUSUTANI, NAO ONO, AKIRA TAIRA, TETSUHIKO KENMOTSU, HIROTSUGU HARADA, HIDEYUKI NAITO, TATEAKI MURAKAMI, HARUYASU SANO, TAKEHISA FUJI, HIROSHI ENDO, MASAHIRO NAKAJIMA, TAKASHI TAKAHASHI, TOSHIAKI Primary malignant melanoma of the trachea: A case report |
title | Primary malignant melanoma of the trachea: A case report |
title_full | Primary malignant melanoma of the trachea: A case report |
title_fullStr | Primary malignant melanoma of the trachea: A case report |
title_full_unstemmed | Primary malignant melanoma of the trachea: A case report |
title_short | Primary malignant melanoma of the trachea: A case report |
title_sort | primary malignant melanoma of the trachea: a case report |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4301528/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25624894 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2782 |
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