TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus with extensive intraepithelial extension
AU - Inadomi, Kyoko
AU - Ishimoto, Takatsugu
AU - Watanabe, Masayuki
AU - Iwatsuki, Masaaki
AU - Arima, Kota
AU - Ida, Satoshi
AU - Nagai, Yohei
AU - Iwagami, Shiro
AU - Baba, Yoshifumi
AU - Sakamoto, Yasuo
AU - Miyamoto, Yuji
AU - Honda, Yumi
AU - Iyama, Ken Ichi
AU - Baba, Hideo
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) is an exceedingly rare tumor. The prognosis of PMME is very poor, and the 5-year survival rate is only 2.2% due to its aggressive biologic character. We present patient with PMME with wide extension into almost the entire esophagus, without endoscopic abnormalities. This patient's presentation is extremely valuable because it has enabled us to observe the long-term natural progression of PMME, including recurrent disease with a wide range of atypical melanocytic cells in the entire esophagus.
AB - Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) is an exceedingly rare tumor. The prognosis of PMME is very poor, and the 5-year survival rate is only 2.2% due to its aggressive biologic character. We present patient with PMME with wide extension into almost the entire esophagus, without endoscopic abnormalities. This patient's presentation is extremely valuable because it has enabled us to observe the long-term natural progression of PMME, including recurrent disease with a wide range of atypical melanocytic cells in the entire esophagus.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.127
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.127
M3 - Article
C2 - 23176922
AN - SCOPUS:84870051035
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 94
SP - 2105
EP - 2107
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 6
ER -