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Primary Malignant Melanoma of Lung -A case report-  

Jeong, Young-Kyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
Lee, Eung-Bae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
Park, Jae-Yong (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.39, no.1, 2006 , pp. 76-79 More about this Journal
Abstract
Primary malignant melanoma of the lung is extremely rare. A 46-year-old lady was admitted with two month history of dry cough and blood-tinged sputum. Chest CT showed 4.5 $\times$ 5.0 cm sized mass at the right lower lobe. Repeated bronchoscopic and percutaneous biopsies showed no definite diagnosis. Preoperative evaluations revealed no systemic metastais. So, we tried the surgical approach. Right lower lobectomy and lymph node dissection was done. The mass and lymph node were confirmed as primary malignant melanoma. The patient presented with right hemiparesis 40 days after operation. Brain MRI showed 1.5$\times$2.0 cm sized mass lesion on the left parietal lobe. Mass excision was done. However, she expired 8 months later.
Keywords
Lung neoplasms; Melanoma;
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