Amelanotic Malignant Melanoma with Dense Pleural Thickening Mimicking Malignant Mesothelioma

A 51-year-old man was diagnosed with stage IIC nodular malignant melanoma (T4bN0M0) of the right upper arm. The tumor was treatment-refractory, and left-sided pleural effusion emerged 1.5 years later. Aspiration of pleural fluid revealed abundant amelanotic, atypical cells that resembled epithelial...

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Autores principales: Saraya, Takeshi, Fujiwara, Masachika, Morita, Kikuko, Watanabe, Takayasu, Ogawa, Yukari, Takizawa, Hajime, Light, Richard W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478975/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30449771
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.0867-18

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478975/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30449771
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.0867-18

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