Primary melanoma of the oesophagus treated endoscopically. A case report.
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.
Xinopoulos
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Gastroenterology Department Agios Savvas Anticancer Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Archavlis
E M
EM
Kontou
M
M
Tsamakidis
K
K
Dimitroulopoulos
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D
Soutos
D
D
Paraskevas
E M
EM
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