title: Primary melanoma of the oesophagus well palliated by radiotherapy.
abstract: A case of a 16 cm primary melanoma of the mid oesophagus in a Caucasian male is reported. Radiological investigations at presentation revealed asymptomatic mediastinal and lower oesophageal metastases. The patient was treated with hypofractionated radiotherapy and achieved durable local disease control and excellent palliation of his dysphagia and chest pain until his death from widespread metastatic disease 5 months after treatment. The role of external beam radiotherapy in the treatment of primary oesophageal melanoma is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Fogarty
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Tartaglia
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18