Rapidly progressing metastatic malignant melanoma mimicking primary pleural tumor: A case report
Abstract Malignant melanoma is the most aggressive skin cancer that originates from melanocytes. Primary or metastatic pleural melanoma shares clinical and imaging characteristics with primary pleural tumors, such as pleural mesothelioma. Identification of the primary site can be challenging to dist...
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| author | Clara So Tatsuya Yoshida Takaaki Mizuno Yasushi Yatabe Yuichiro Ohe |
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| description | Abstract Malignant melanoma is the most aggressive skin cancer that originates from melanocytes. Primary or metastatic pleural melanoma shares clinical and imaging characteristics with primary pleural tumors, such as pleural mesothelioma. Identification of the primary site can be challenging to distinguish between primary and secondary melanomas. We report a case of a 46‐year‐old woman with metastatic, rapidly progressing pleural melanoma mimicking primary pleural tumor. The metastatic pleural tumor from a primary cutaneous melanoma was diagnosed by reevaluating a previous surgical specimen. When evaluating patients with pleural melanoma, the primary site should be reevaluated to distinguish between primary and secondary melanomas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ec66556eff845aea81d3ff3a94917ea2022-12-22T01:48:57ZengWileyThoracic Cancer1759-77061759-77142022-05-011391423142610.1111/1759-7714.14392Rapidly progressing metastatic malignant melanoma mimicking primary pleural tumor: A case reportClara So0Tatsuya Yoshida1Takaaki Mizuno2Yasushi Yatabe3Yuichiro Ohe4Department of Thoracic Oncology National Cancer Center Hospital Tokyo JapanDepartment of Thoracic Oncology National Cancer Center Hospital Tokyo JapanDepartment of Thoracic Oncology National Cancer Center Hospital Tokyo JapanDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology National Cancer Center Hospital Tokyo JapanDepartment of Thoracic Oncology National Cancer Center Hospital Tokyo JapanAbstract Malignant melanoma is the most aggressive skin cancer that originates from melanocytes. Primary or metastatic pleural melanoma shares clinical and imaging characteristics with primary pleural tumors, such as pleural mesothelioma. Identification of the primary site can be challenging to distinguish between primary and secondary melanomas. We report a case of a 46‐year‐old woman with metastatic, rapidly progressing pleural melanoma mimicking primary pleural tumor. The metastatic pleural tumor from a primary cutaneous melanoma was diagnosed by reevaluating a previous surgical specimen. When evaluating patients with pleural melanoma, the primary site should be reevaluated to distinguish between primary and secondary melanomas.https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.14392BRAF V600Ecutaneous malignant melanomametastatic pleural tumor |
| spellingShingle | Clara So Tatsuya Yoshida Takaaki Mizuno Yasushi Yatabe Yuichiro Ohe Rapidly progressing metastatic malignant melanoma mimicking primary pleural tumor: A case report Thoracic Cancer BRAF V600E cutaneous malignant melanoma metastatic pleural tumor |
| title | Rapidly progressing metastatic malignant melanoma mimicking primary pleural tumor: A case report |
| title_full | Rapidly progressing metastatic malignant melanoma mimicking primary pleural tumor: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Rapidly progressing metastatic malignant melanoma mimicking primary pleural tumor: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rapidly progressing metastatic malignant melanoma mimicking primary pleural tumor: A case report |
| title_short | Rapidly progressing metastatic malignant melanoma mimicking primary pleural tumor: A case report |
| title_sort | rapidly progressing metastatic malignant melanoma mimicking primary pleural tumor a case report |
| topic | BRAF V600E cutaneous malignant melanoma metastatic pleural tumor |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.14392 |
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