title: Primary advanced esophago-gastric melanoma: A rare case.
abstract: Primary esophageal or gastric melanoma is a very rare disease with early metastasis. Due to its atypical symptom and less efficiency of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the prognosis of esophageal or gastric melanoma is still very poor. Surgical resection remains the preferential treatment for esophageal or gastric melanoma. Here we present an extremely rare case of primary advanced esophago-gastric melanoma. Debulking surgery was performed without chemotherapy or radiotherapy. However, abdominal recurrence and hepatic metastases were found within one month by a postoperative follow-up computed tomography. Three and a half months after surgical resection, the patient died of extensive abdominal metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Lin Wang, Peking University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Lin Wang, Peking University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zong
authors.affiliation: Lin Wang, Peking University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Hidetsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakazato
authors.affiliation: Lin Wang, Peking University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Wen-Yue
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Lin Wang, Peking University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Chao-Feng
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Lin Wang, Peking University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Fen
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Lin Wang, Peking University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Guo-Chao
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Lin Wang, Peking University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D065426:Cytoreduction Surgical Procedures; D018450:Disease Progression; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
keywords: Chemotherapy; Esophago-gastric junction; Malignant melanoma; Prognosis; Surgery