title: Primary malignant melanoma of the common bile duct: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Primary malignant melanoma of the common bile duct is rare. Only seven cases have been described in the literature. Diagnosis is based on failure to find another primary site, histological examination with electron microscopy, and immunohistochemical tests. We describe a new case of primary malignant melanoma of the biliary tract and present a review of previous reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Hospital de Sabadell, Corporació Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bejarano González
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: García Moforte
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darnell Martín
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dinarès Fernández
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Laporte Roselló
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Navarro Soto
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D003606:Dacarbazine; D016190:Carboplatin