title: Late pulmonary metastases from malignant melanoma of the left planta.
abstract: We report a patient treated for malignant melanoma of the left planta who developed pulmonary metastases after a disease-free interval of 10 years. Metastatectomy was performed after observing progress for 12 months. However, 18 months later, pretracheal and right axillary lymph node metastases occurred. Because pulmonary metastasis from malignant melanoma may occur after 10 years or more, we observe patients carefully. If it does occur, an operation should be considered under limited indications. We should also recognize that recurrence may occur within a short interval after metastatectomy as well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic, Endocrine Surgery, and Oncology, Institute of Health Bioscience, the University of Tokushima, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, Japan. ht1109@clin.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toba
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kenzaki
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakiyama
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tangoku
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome