Open AccessPrimary melanoma in the bronchus
Author(s) -
Nigi Akina,
Toyoshima Hirokazu,
Kondo Shigeto,
Tanigawa Motoaki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5192
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , metastatic melanoma , bronchus , lung , immunotherapy , dermatology , radiology , oncology , surgery , cancer , respiratory disease , cancer research
Primary malignant melanoma of the lung (PMML) is an extremely rare tumor with a dismal prognosis. Distinguishing PMML from metastatic melanoma of the lung can be difficult without an established treatment protocol for advanced PMML. We present a case of immunotherapy‐treated PMML wherein the patient died 3 months after treatment.