Primary malignant melanoma: a rare cause of mediastinal mass

A case of primary malignant melanoma in the mediastinum presenting as recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy is reported. Tissue biopsy at mediastinotomy yielded a diagnosis of malignant melanoma. The mass was fixed to the left aspect of the trachea and to the upper border of the left main bronchus and cou...

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Published in:General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2006-09, Vol.54 (9), p.396-398
Main Authors: Karuppiah, Saravana V, Buchan, Keith G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Mediastinal Neoplasms - complications
Mediastinal Neoplasms - pathology
Melanoma - complications
Melanoma - pathology
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vocal Cord Paralysis - etiology
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Summary:A case of primary malignant melanoma in the mediastinum presenting as recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy is reported. Tissue biopsy at mediastinotomy yielded a diagnosis of malignant melanoma. The mass was fixed to the left aspect of the trachea and to the upper border of the left main bronchus and could not be removed surgically. Further extensive clinical and radiological investigations revealed no evidence of tumor elsewhere in the body.
ISSN:1344-4964
1863-6705
1863-2092
1863-6713
DOI:10.1007/s11748-006-0004-7