학술논문
Primary malignant melanoma presenting as superior mediastinal mass.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Kalra A; Department of Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, UMDNJ-RWJMS, Camden, NJ, USA.; Kalra A; Palaniswamy C; Gajera M; Rajput V
Source
Publisher: Elsevier B.V Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101529872 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2210-2612 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 22102612 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Surg Case Rep Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Malignant melanoma accounts for 1.5% of all cancers, and arises from a preexisting nevus in 40% of cases. Skin is the most common site for primary malignant melanoma. We present an extremely rare case of primary malignant melanoma presenting as a superior mediastinal mass.