Long-term survival after pneumonectomy for primary pulmonary malignant melanoma.

Mahowald, Madeline K; Aswad, Bassam I; Okereke, Ikenna C; Ng, Thomas · Ann Thorac Surg · 2015

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

As few as 30 cases of primary malignant melanoma of the lung have been reported in the literature. Many patients die within months of diagnosis; few published cases describe patients who survive long-term after treatment. We report a case of primary pulmonary malignant melanoma in a patient who remains disease-free 60 months after pneumonectomy.

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