title: Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) is a rare malignancy and the prognosis is typically poor. There is currently a lack of appropriate treatment strategies and clear guidance. The current study presents the case of a 65-year-old female with a two-month history of progressive dysphagia, the investigations of which resulted in a diagnosis of PMME. The patient was treated with a radical transhiatal esophagectomy with subcarinal lymphadenectomy followed by combined chemoimmunotherapy. The patient remains alive with no evidence of tumor progression at the 12-month follow-up. The purpose of the present study was to report a new case and to review the recent relevant literature regarding the treatment of PMME.
authors.affiliation: The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 21000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 21000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zhengyun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.affiliation: The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 21000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Baorui
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: esophagus; malignant melanoma; primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus