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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...
Autores principales: | Saraya, Takeshi, Fujiwara, Masachika, Morita, Kikuko, Watanabe, Takayasu, Ogawa, Yukari, Takizawa, Hajime, Light, Richard W |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
2018
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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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