title: [Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus].
abstract: Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus is a rare but aggressive tumor that accounts for less than 0.1-0.2% of all esophageal malignancies. The aim of this study was to report a case of primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus in a 72-year-old woman. The diagnosis was histologically proven, but the patient died despite extensive surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie, hôpital Saint-Louis, 1, avenue Claude-Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France. guermazi@chu-stlouis.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guermazi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rili
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fritsch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Turki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Benchaïb
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Kerviler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frija
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sarfati
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Mélanome malin primitif de l'oesophage.