PRIMARY MALIGNANT-MELANOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS IN A YOUNG-ADULT

  • 1 January 1985
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 80  (6) , 417-420
Abstract
A 31-yr-old white man presented with a 30-day history of dysphagia without weight loss. Esophagogram revealed a lobulated mass at the junction of the middle and lower third of the esophagus. Esophagoscopy showed the presence of a pigmented tumor at that level. Histological examination indicated that the tumor was a primary malignant melanoma. Partial esophagectomy was performed through a right thoracotomy incision, revealing hilar lymph nodes invaded by tumor. One mo. postoperatively, the patient died from extensive brain metastases.

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