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Endobronchial melanoma metastasis 40 years after the excision of the primary cutaneous tumor: A case report.
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 August
RATIONALE: Endobronchial melanoma metastases are rare, comprising 4.5% of all endobronchial metastases. They are diagnosed at a median time of 48 months from primary tumor presentation, and survival of these patients is poorer when accompanied by other metastatic sites or malignant pleural effusion. We present a case of endobronchial melanoma metastasis happening 40 years after the initial diagnosis. The need of adjuvant techniques in the diagnosis of this tumor is highlighted and a short review on this rare phenomenon is provided.
PATIENTS CONCERNS: An 83-year old nonsmoking woman, presented with dyspnea.
DIAGNOSES: Left lung atelectasis was found.
INTERVENTIONS: Endobronchial resection of a tumor of the left main stem bronchus was achieved by rigid bronchoscopy under general anesthesia with complete reventilation of the left lung.
OUTCOMES: Histopathological, immunohistochemical and molecular diagnostics of the resected tumor led to a diagnosis of an endobronchial melanoma metastasis.
LESSONS: Melanoma is a type of tumor that cannot be regarded as cured even after long disease-free periods, and thus, any new symptomatology in these patients warrants stringent work up.
PATIENTS CONCERNS: An 83-year old nonsmoking woman, presented with dyspnea.
DIAGNOSES: Left lung atelectasis was found.
INTERVENTIONS: Endobronchial resection of a tumor of the left main stem bronchus was achieved by rigid bronchoscopy under general anesthesia with complete reventilation of the left lung.
OUTCOMES: Histopathological, immunohistochemical and molecular diagnostics of the resected tumor led to a diagnosis of an endobronchial melanoma metastasis.
LESSONS: Melanoma is a type of tumor that cannot be regarded as cured even after long disease-free periods, and thus, any new symptomatology in these patients warrants stringent work up.
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