Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Esophagus Treated by Early Diagnosis and Surgical Resection |
Jihyun Lee, Ji Yoon Kim, Ji Yun Bae, Joo Young Kim, Jung Eun Choi, Jiyoung Jang, Chung Hyun Tae, Ki Nam Shim |
Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. shimkn@ewha.ac.kr |
조기 진단과 수술로 치료한 식도의 원발성 악성 흑색종 |
이지현, 김지윤, 배지윤, 김주영, 최정은, 장지영, 태정현, 심기남 |
이화여자대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실 |
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Abstract |
Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus is an extremely rare disease and accounts for approximately 0.1~0.2% of all esophageal malignancies. It is also a very aggressive disease with 5 year survival rates ranging from 2.2% to 37.5%. A 51-year-old woman with no previous medical history visited the hospital complaining of mild epigastric discomfort and belching. Endoscopy revealed a dark pigmented, polypoid lesion which was later diagnosed as primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus. Here we report a case of primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus that was diagnosed in a very early phase and successfully resected with an Ivor-Lewis procedure. |
Key Words:
Melanoma; Esophagectomy; Esophagus |
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