title: Primary malignant melanoma of the anterior mediastinum: CT and MR findings.
abstract: Malignant melanoma presenting in the mediastinum without an extrathoracic primary is extremely rare. To our knowledge, its imaging findings have not been described in the radiologic literature. We report a case of primary malignant melanoma of the anterior mediastinum and discuss its imaging findings on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Showa General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. takaoh-tky@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hidemasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takao
authors.forename: Seiichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Ippei
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed