Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus treated by endoscopic submucosal dissection: A case report

Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) is a rare malignant neoplasm of the esophagus. In the majority of cases, the disease originates in the mucosal layer of the esophagus, which is similar to other types of esophageal cancer. With the development of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ES...

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Autores principales: Wang, Mei, Chen, Jianping, Sun, Kewen, Zhuang, Yun, Xu, Fu, Xu, Bin, Zhang, Hongyu, Li, Qing, Zhang, Dachuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4998296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27602062
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3482
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Sumario:Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) is a rare malignant neoplasm of the esophagus. In the majority of cases, the disease originates in the mucosal layer of the esophagus, which is similar to other types of esophageal cancer. With the development of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), endoscopic resection is possible for cases in which melanomas are limited to the mucosal and submucosal layer. However, few studies report the efficiency of ESD for PMME, and no studies perform long-term follow-up. The present study reported the case of a 71-year-old PMME patient who was successfully treated by ESD at The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Changzhou, China) in Otober 2011, with a follow-up of >3 years conducted.

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