Primary malignant melanoma of the oesophagus with a left atrial metastasis.

نویسندگان

  • M Chello
  • A R Marchese
  • A Panza
  • P Mastroroberto
  • F Di Lello
چکیده

A 75 year old man with an eight month history of dysphagia and weight loss underwent pericardiocentesis for a massive pericardial effusion. The echocardiogram showed a mass in the left atrium, and computed tomography also showed distal oesophageal narrowing, which was found to be due to a malignant melanoma. The left atrial mass, investigated by immunoscintigraphy with technetium-99m labelled monoclonal antibody, was diagnosed as metastatic melanoma. This represents a rare case of primary oesophageal melanoma with left atrial metastasis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Thorax

دوره 48 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1993