Primary malignant melanoma presenting as superior mediastinal mass

Ankur Kalra; Ankit Kalra; Chandrasekar Palaniswamy; Mithil Gajera; Vijay Rajput

doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2011.01.010

Primary malignant melanoma presenting as superior mediastinal mass

Ankur Kalra
, Ankit Kalra
, Chandrasekar Palaniswamy
, Mithil Gajera
, Vijay Rajput

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Abstract

Malignant melanoma accounts for 1.5% of all cancers, and arises from a preexisting nevus in 40% of cases. Skin is the most common site for primary malignant melanoma. We present an extremely rare case of primary malignant melanoma presenting as a superior mediastinal mass.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	239-240
Number of pages	2
Journal	International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Volume	2
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2011.01.010
State	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Surgery

Keywords

Mediastinal mass
Mediastinal melanoma
Primary malignant melanoma

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Primary malignant melanoma presenting as superior mediastinal mass

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