Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

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A Case of Primary Tracheal Malignant Melanoma

원발성 기관 악성 흑색종 1예

  • Kang, Woo-Heon (Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University) ;
  • Ahn, Byung-Hoon (Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University) ;
  • Chung, Man-Pyo (Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University) ;
  • Kim, Ho-Joong (Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University) ;
  • Kwon, O-Jung (Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University) ;
  • Rhee, Chong-H. (Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University) ;
  • Kim, Jhin-Gook (Department of Thoradc Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University) ;
  • Han, Jung-Ho (Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Soo (Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University)
  • 강우헌 (성균관의대 삼성의료원 내과학교실) ;
  • 안병훈 (성균관의대 삼성의료원 내과학교실) ;
  • 정만표 (성균관의대 삼성의료원 내과학교실) ;
  • 김호중 (성균관의대 삼성의료원 내과학교실) ;
  • 권오정 (성균관의대 삼성의료원 내과학교실) ;
  • 이종헌 (성균관의대 삼성의료원 내과학교실) ;
  • 김진국 (성균관의대 삼성의료원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 한정호 (성균관의대 삼성의료원 병리학교실) ;
  • 이경수 (성균관의대 삼성의료원 방사선과학교실)
  • Published : 1998.02.28
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Abstract

We report a rare case of primary tracheal malignent melanoma documented by careful clinical examination. Differentiation between primary and metastatic malignant melanoma is very difficult We conclude that this tracheal tumor is a primary malignant melanoma based on characteristic pathologic features and the exclusion of the possibility of spontaneous regression of the primary site by patient's history and physical examination.

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