1757 Melanoma Metastatic to the Esophagus

Fulminant hepatic failure due to metastatic choroidal melanoma

Multidisciplinary therapy for metastatic primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: A case report

Standard treatment strategies have not yet been established for primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME), and far much less for recurrent disease. There are no reports of anti-programmed death-1 antibody treatment of recurrent PMME. A 60-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed with a primary malignant melanoma in the lower esophagus. The patient underwent mediastinoscope-assisted subtotal...

Metastatic melanoma: chemotherapy to biochemotherapy.

BACKGROUND Single-agent or combination chemotherapy regimens have not impacted the short median survival of patients with metastatic melanoma, and complete or durable responses are rare. Biologic response modifiers (interferon and interleukin-2) have produced durable remissions in a small cohort of patients, and phase II trials of biochemotherapy suggest more benefit. METHODS The authors retr...

fulminant hepatic failure due to metastatic choroidal melanoma

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Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Esophagus

The case of a 54-year-old man with primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus is described. The results of morphologic examination are presented, and the histogenesis of the tumor and the classification of melanomas are briefly discussed. Histologic examination suggested that this was a case of primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus arising from melanosis of the esophageal mucosa. Like me...