title: Stage IV malignant melanoma of unknown primary site in a young man.
abstract: Metastatic melanoma of unknown primary is a rare entity with low life expectancy. Inoperable metastatic malignant melanoma in lungs has a survival rate of <6%. Regression of the primary lesion is a well-documented theory in the literature, since melanoma is one of the tumours that can undergo regression. We present a case of a young man with metastatic malignant melanoma in lungs, whose survival duration is longer than expected even without metastasectomy.
authors: 2nd Surgical Unit, G. Gennimatas Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors: Petros
authors: P
authors: Christopoulos
authors: Triantafyllos
authors: T
authors: Doulias
authors: Ioannis
authors: I
authors: Koutelidakis
authors: Bassileios
authors: B
authors: Papaziogas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed