Esophagus, Stomach & Intestine; A Case of Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Esophagus.
- Author:
Bong Jin JUNG
;
Yong Min SHIN
;
Hyeun Tack OH
;
Dong Soo PARK
;
Kyu Sun AHN
;
Oh Young KIM
;
Ju Ho KIM
;
Kwang Ung RI
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Malignant melanoma;
Esophagus
- MeSH:
Esophagus*;
Humans;
Incidence;
Intestines*;
Melanoma*;
Membranes;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Prognosis;
Stomach*
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1997;17(2):163-166
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary malignant melanoma of tbe esophagus is extremely rare and its incidence is below 0.1%. The tumor is polypoid and tend to be large, which is covered with false membrane, friable, hemorrhagic, and necrotic. Hematogenous and lymphogenic metastasis are common. Resection of the tumor with an anastomotic procedure seems to be the treatment of choice, and postoperative irradiation may be useful. But, despite these measures, prognosis is poor, with a 5-year survival of 4.2%. We report a case of 58-year-old man with primary malig- nant melanoma of the epophagus, and review of the literature in presented related studies.
