Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2010 Feb;43(1):117-119.
Surgical Resection of Metastatic Choroidal Melanoma in the Rib and Bronchus: A case report
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea. ysooyah.choi@samsung.com
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- Choroidal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular cancer in adults. The predominant sites of metastasis that are associated with a poor prognosis are liver, lung and bone. The authors report here on a case of metastatic choroidal melanoma in the rib and bronchus, and this was all treated by surgical resection.
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