Open AccessPrimary malignant achromic melanoma of the lung
Author(s) -
Lazarou Ilias,
Purek Lesek,
Duc Christophe,
Licker MarcJoseph,
Spiliopoulos Anastase,
Tschopp JeanMarie
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/1759-7714.12011
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , lung , pathology , malignant disease , primary tumor , metastasis , dermatology , cancer , cancer research
Currently, less than thirty cases of primary malignant melanoma of the lung have been reported in the literature. Thus, strict criteria for diagnosis have been published and include: malignant melanoma associated with bronchial epithelial changes; a solitary lung tumor; no prior history of skin, mucous membrane, intestinal or ocular melanoma; and absence of any other detectable tumor at the time of diagnosis. In this article we present a case of melanoma of the lung without evidence of extra‐pulmonary disease.