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Kang, Ahn, Chung, Kim, Kwon, Rhee, Kim, Han, and Lee: A Case of Primary Tracheal Malignant Melanoma
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1998; 45(1): 222-226.

Published online: 14 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1998.45.1.222

A Case of Primary Tracheal Malignant Melanoma

Woo Heon Kang, Byung Hoon Ahn, Man Pyo Chung, Ho Joong Kim, O Jung Kwon, Chong H Rhee, Jhin Gook Kim, Jung Ho Han, Kyung Soo Lee

Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea.

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea.

Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea.

Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea.

Copyright © The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Abstract

We report a rare case of primary tracheal malignent melanoma documented by careful clinical examination. Differentiation between primary and metastatic malignant melanoma is very difficult. We conclude that this tracheal tumor is a primary malignant melanoma based on characteristic pathologic features and the exclusion of the possibility of spontaneous regression of the primary site by patient's history and physical examination.

Keywords: Primary malignant melanoma, trachea

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