Primary amelanotic malignant melanoma of the esophagus: a case report

Primary amelanotic malignant melanoma of the esophagus: a case report

Abstract Background Primary amelanotic malignant melanoma of esophagus, which is a subtype of primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME), is a very rare disease with a poor prognosis. We herein report a case of the amelanotic type of PMME. Case presentation An 86-year-old woman was admitted...

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Main Authors: Naomichi Koga, Nobuhide Kubo, Hiroshi Saeki, Shun Sasaki, Tomoko Jogo, Kosuke Hirose, Yuichiro Nakashima, Eiji Oki, Yutaka Koga, Yoshinao Oda, Hisao Oiwa, Toshio Oiwa, Yoshihiko Maehara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Esophagus
Amelanotic melanoma
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Pathology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0564-2

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