Tuberc Respir Dis.  1998 Feb;45(1):222-226. 10.4046/trd.1998.45.1.222.

A Case of Primary Tracheal Malignant Melanoma

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 4Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

We report a rare case of primary tracheal malignent melanoma documented by careful clinical examination. Differentiation between primary and metastatic malignant melanoma is very difficult. We conclude that this tracheal tumor is a primary malignant melanoma based on characteristic pathologic features and the exclusion of the possibility of spontaneous regression of the primary site by patient's history and physical examination.

Keyword

Primary malignant melanoma; trachea

MeSH Terms

Melanoma*
Physical Examination
Trachea
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