title: Long-term survival after pneumonectomy for primary pulmonary malignant melanoma.
abstract: As few as 30 cases of primary malignant melanoma of the lung have been reported in the literature. Many patients die within months of diagnosis; few published cases describe patients who survive long-term after treatment. We report a case of primary pulmonary malignant melanoma in a patient who remains disease-free 60 months after pneumonectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Madeline K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mahowald
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Bassam I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Aswad
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Ikenna C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Okereke
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Electronic address: tng@usasurg.org.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008481:Mediastinoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors