title: Primary melanoma of the oesophagus treated endoscopically. A case report.
abstract: Primary melanoma is a rare neoplasm of the oesophagus, with dismal outcome in most cases. We report a case of primary melanoma of the oesophagus treated endoscopically, as coexisting illness prohibited surgical resection of the tumour. A review of the literature is made.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Department Agios Savvas Anticancer Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xinopoulos
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Archavlis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kontou
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsamakidis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dimitroulopoulos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Soutos
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Paraskevas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome