Metastatic melanoma to the lung cured with lobectomy: A case report
We herein present the case of a 79-year-old female patient who presents with a single asymptomatic pulmonary nodule, melanocytic in nature, later identified as a remote secondary lesion of a primary cutaneous melanoma that was resected 22 years before presentation. Although quite atypical, the patie...
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| author | Marc Assaad Racha Abi Melhem Khalil El Gharib Ali Kassem Loai Dahabra Ahmad Abou Yassine Hussein Rabah Ahmad Itani Dany El Sayegh |
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| description | We herein present the case of a 79-year-old female patient who presents with a single asymptomatic pulmonary nodule, melanocytic in nature, later identified as a remote secondary lesion of a primary cutaneous melanoma that was resected 22 years before presentation. Although quite atypical, the patient underwent resection of the affected pulmonary lobe; follow-up imaging did not reveal any local or distant recurrences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e9881ae0ff3493b83e43ed540b500082023-05-07T04:16:45ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712023-01-0143101826Metastatic melanoma to the lung cured with lobectomy: A case reportMarc Assaad0Racha Abi Melhem1Khalil El Gharib2Ali Kassem3Loai Dahabra4Ahmad Abou Yassine5Hussein Rabah6Ahmad Itani7Dany El Sayegh8Department of Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, 10305, USA; Corresponding author. 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10305, USA.Department of Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, 10305, USADepartment of Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, 10305, USADepartment of Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, 10305, USADepartment of Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, 10305, USADepartment of Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, 10305, USADepartment of Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, 10305, USADepartment of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care, Staten Island University Hospital, NY, 10305, USADepartment of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care, Staten Island University Hospital, NY, 10305, USAWe herein present the case of a 79-year-old female patient who presents with a single asymptomatic pulmonary nodule, melanocytic in nature, later identified as a remote secondary lesion of a primary cutaneous melanoma that was resected 22 years before presentation. Although quite atypical, the patient underwent resection of the affected pulmonary lobe; follow-up imaging did not reveal any local or distant recurrences.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007123000217MelanomaSolitary pulmonary noduleLung metastasisLobectomyImmunotherapy |
| spellingShingle | Marc Assaad Racha Abi Melhem Khalil El Gharib Ali Kassem Loai Dahabra Ahmad Abou Yassine Hussein Rabah Ahmad Itani Dany El Sayegh Metastatic melanoma to the lung cured with lobectomy: A case report Respiratory Medicine Case Reports Melanoma Solitary pulmonary nodule Lung metastasis Lobectomy Immunotherapy |
| title | Metastatic melanoma to the lung cured with lobectomy: A case report |
| title_full | Metastatic melanoma to the lung cured with lobectomy: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Metastatic melanoma to the lung cured with lobectomy: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metastatic melanoma to the lung cured with lobectomy: A case report |
| title_short | Metastatic melanoma to the lung cured with lobectomy: A case report |
| title_sort | metastatic melanoma to the lung cured with lobectomy a case report |
| topic | Melanoma Solitary pulmonary nodule Lung metastasis Lobectomy Immunotherapy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007123000217 |
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