Primary malignant melanoma of the lung in oculocutaneous albino patient.
Oculocutaneous albinism is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by general depigmentation, nystagmus, photophobia, and decreased visual acuity. Malignant melanoma is extremely rare in patients with albinism. We present a 41-year-old albino male patient, who was admitted with a suspected bronchogenic carcinoma. He underwent a pulmonary resection and the diagnosis was primary malign melanoma of the lung. The patient died of tumor recurrence in the postoperative 46th month.
Ozdemir
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Medical School, Samanpazari, Ankara, Turkey. ozdemir@medicine2.ankara.edu.tr
Cangir
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Kutlay
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Yavuzer
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D000328:Adult; D016115:Albinism, Oculocutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed