title: Primary malignant melanoma of the oesophagus. A case report.
abstract: A primary malignant melanoma of the oesophagus was surgically treated in a 71-year-old man. Maximally radical excision of the tumour was performed, with broad 'safety' margins and radical ablation of the para-oesophageal tissue at tumour level, without touching the tumour. When oesophagoscopy shows a tumour strongly suggestive of melanoma, confirmation should be made with fine-needle aspiration biopsy in preference to histologic biopsy, to avoid explosive spread of the tumour.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis