Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: diagnostic value of endoscopic ultrasonography.
Primary malignant melanomas of the esophagus have been clinically diagnosed as exophytic tumors by esophagography and esophagoscopy. We first applied endoscopic ultrasonography to the tumors; the tumors were demonstrated as "submucosal tumors" and smooth-surfaced with clear margins, and their internal echo-architectures depended upon the tumor sizes. We consider the disease can be clinically diagnosed by the above three diagnostic modalities.
Namieno
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Department of Surgery, Sapporo-Kosei General Hospital, Japan.
Koito
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Ambo
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Muraoka
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Uchino
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D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*