Malignant melanoma of the lung: a case report
Primary melanoma of the lung is an extremely rare pathological entity and sparsely reported in the literature. A 68-year-old man was admitted with 3 months history of cough, sputum production, dyspnea, hemoptysis and chest pain. The chest radiography demonstrated bilateral mass lesion and thoracal c...
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| author | Aziz Ouarssani Fouad Atoini Rafik Reda Fatima Ait Lhou Mustapha Idrissi Rguibi |
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| description | Primary melanoma of the lung is an extremely rare pathological entity and sparsely reported in the literature. A 68-year-old man was admitted with 3 months history of cough, sputum production, dyspnea, hemoptysis and chest pain. The chest radiography demonstrated bilateral mass lesion and thoracal computerized (CT) showed a bilateral tissu mass with left parietal invasion.Bronchoscopy revealed a large polypoidal tumor arising from the left lower lobe bronchus, histology at bronchial biopsy revealed a malignant melanoma. Surgical biopsy of the left parietal mass was confirmed by invasive malignant melanoma. Primary melanoma of the lung represents a rare pathological entity; careful interpretation of histopathological information in correlation with all other findings from clinical studies can establish a diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a744ff4a99dc41a9b478be611ded79702022-12-21T20:00:13ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882012-04-01116810.11604/pamj.2012.11.68.993993Malignant melanoma of the lung: a case reportAziz Ouarssani0Fouad Atoini1Rafik Reda2Fatima Ait Lhou3Mustapha Idrissi Rguibi4 Military Hospital Moulay Ismail, Meknes, Morroco Military Hospital Moulay Ismail, Meknes, Morroco Military Hospital Moulay Ismail, Meknes, Morroco Military Hospital Moulay Ismail, Meknes, Morroco Military Hospital Moulay Ismail, Meknes, Morroco Primary melanoma of the lung is an extremely rare pathological entity and sparsely reported in the literature. A 68-year-old man was admitted with 3 months history of cough, sputum production, dyspnea, hemoptysis and chest pain. The chest radiography demonstrated bilateral mass lesion and thoracal computerized (CT) showed a bilateral tissu mass with left parietal invasion.Bronchoscopy revealed a large polypoidal tumor arising from the left lower lobe bronchus, histology at bronchial biopsy revealed a malignant melanoma. Surgical biopsy of the left parietal mass was confirmed by invasive malignant melanoma. Primary melanoma of the lung represents a rare pathological entity; careful interpretation of histopathological information in correlation with all other findings from clinical studies can establish a diagnosis. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/11/68/pdf/68.pdf primary lung tumormalignant melanomametastasis |
| spellingShingle | Aziz Ouarssani Fouad Atoini Rafik Reda Fatima Ait Lhou Mustapha Idrissi Rguibi Malignant melanoma of the lung: a case report The Pan African Medical Journal primary lung tumor malignant melanoma metastasis |
| title | Malignant melanoma of the lung: a case report |
| title_full | Malignant melanoma of the lung: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Malignant melanoma of the lung: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malignant melanoma of the lung: a case report |
| title_short | Malignant melanoma of the lung: a case report |
| title_sort | malignant melanoma of the lung a case report |
| topic | primary lung tumor malignant melanoma metastasis |
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