Malignant melanoma of the lung: case series.
Extracutaneous locations of primary malignant melanoma are rare. In the respiratory system most melanomas present as metastatic tumors. For the diagnosis of primary lung melanoma, strict histopathological and clinical criteria should be met. In this paper we present three cases of malignant melanoma which showed in the respiratory system. The first 2 case studies present primary lung melanomas, while the last one shows late lung metastasis of tumor originated from vaginal mucosa. The treatment of choice for localized disease as well as single metastasis is surgical excision.
Department of Internal Medicine, 4 Clinical Military Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland.
Katarzyna
K
Postrzech-Adamczyk
Department of Surgery, 4 Clinical Military Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland.
Mariusz
M
Chabowski
Department of Internal Medicine, 4 Clinical Military Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland.
Bożena
B
Głuszczyk-Ferenc
Department of Radiology, 4 Clinical Military Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland.
Agnieszka
A
Wodzińska
Department of Pathology "Hist-Med", Wroclaw, Poland.
Beata
B
Muszczyńska-Bernhard
Department of Internal Medicine, 4 Clinical Military Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland.
Andrzej
A
Szuba
Department of Clinical Proceedings, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Dariusz
D
Janczak
melanoma; primary lung melanoma