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http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2012.13.6.823

Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Mediastinum: Radiologic and Pathologic Correlation in Two Case  

Park, Sun-Young (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Kim, Mi Young (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Chae, Eun Jin (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
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Korean Journal of Radiology / v.13, no.6, 2012 , pp. 823-826 More about this Journal
Abstract
Primary malignant melanoma of the anterior mediastinum is extremely rare, accounting for 0.1-0.5% of all primary malignant neoplasms. These tumors may be mistakenly diagnosed as lymphomas, thymic carcinomas and malignant germ-cell tumors of the mediastinum. We describe two cases of primary malignant melanomas of the anterior mediastinum and report their CT and pathology findings.
Keywords
Mediastinal neoplasm; Mediastinal melanoma; Malignant melanoma; Anterior mediastinum; CT;
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