Tracheal malignant melanoma: successful outcome with tracheal resection.
Primary tracheal malignant melanomas are uncommon neoplasms: only five cases have been reported. Different therapeutic approaches are described, with a short life expectancy observed. We report a case of a young woman with a primary tracheal malignant melanoma who underwent complete tracheal resection and is free of disease 4 years after surgical treatment.
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo University School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil. rmterra@uol.com.br
Ricardo Mingarini
RM
Terra
Helio
H
Minamoto
Jader J M
JJ
Junqueira
Roberto
R
Falzoni
Paulo Manuel
PM
Pêgo-Fernandes
Fabio Biscegli
FB
Jatene
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014140:Tracheotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome