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Endosonographic features of primary esophageal melanoma
Author(s) -
Sriram Parupudi VJ,
Kaffes Arthur J,
Mateen Mohammed A,
Rao Guduru Venkat,
Reddy Duvvuru Nageshwar
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2004.00349.x
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , primary (astronomy) , swallowing , gastrointestinal tract , esophagus , mucosal melanoma , dermatology , pathology , gastroenterology , radiology , cancer research , physics , astronomy
Malignant melanoma most commonly arises in the skin; however, primary melanomas can also arise from the mucosal epithelial lining of the gastrointestinal tract. Primary esophageal melanoma is rare and constitutes only 0.1% of primary esophageal tumors. There are only a few reports on the use of endosonography in this condition. We report here a case of a 45‐year‐old male with a history of painful deglutition and describe the endosonographic features of primary esophageal melanoma.