Open AccessPrimary malignant melanoma of the biliary tract: A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Soledad Cameselle-García,
José Luis Fírvida Pérez,
Maria Carmen Areses,
Jesús Daniel Fernández de Castro,
Juan Mosquera-Reboredo,
Jesús García-Mata
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i16.2302
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , biliary tract , metastasis , radiology , cancer , cancer research
Primary malignant melanoma of the biliary tract (MBT) is a rare condition whose diagnosis requires excluding a primary origin in another location. This paper reviews the most important characteristics of MBT cases published in the literature and reports a new case. The patient reported here is the first case of primary malignant melanoma of the biliary tract with pulmonary metastasis treated with immunotherapy. This patient remains disease-free 36 mo after the treatment of metastatic lung lesions.