title: Primary malignant melanoma presenting as superior mediastinal mass.
abstract: Malignant melanoma accounts for 1.5% of all cancers, and arises from a preexisting nevus in 40% of cases. Skin is the most common site for primary malignant melanoma. We present an extremely rare case of primary malignant melanoma presenting as a superior mediastinal mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, UMDNJ-RWJMS, Camden, NJ, USA.
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