A case of primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus in situ

Susumu Hara; Mitsunori Noguchi; Katuro Sugiyama; Masaaki Yamaguchi; Masamitsu Unakami; Akira Imatani; Shuichi Ohara; Toru Shimosegawa

A case of primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus in situ

Susumu Hara, Mitsunori Noguchi, Katuro Sugiyama, Masaaki Yamaguchi, Masamitsu Unakami, Akira Imatani, Shuichi Ohara, Toru Shimosegawa

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A primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus is rare and difficult to find in it's early stage. We report a case of a 52years old male admitted due to hematemesis from Mallory-Weiss tear after drinking. The endoscopy showed a dendrit formed shaped lentigo-like lesion at the mid portion of the esophagus. Biopsy was taken and histological studies revealed spindle shaped dysplastic melanocytes with prominent nucleoli. Distal esophagectomy and cervical anastmosis with stomach was performed. In the resected specimen, the tumor was localized in basal layer of mucosal epithelium. No skipped leison nor lymphnodes metastasis was detected. Pathologic study confirmed the diagnosis of malignant melanoma in situ. Tumor cells were positive for immunohistochemical stain using S-100 protein and HMB-45 antimelanoma antibodies. The patient was given no postoperative chemotherapy and alive at 15 months after the operation without recurrence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	935-939
Number of pages	5
Journal	GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ENDOSCOPY
Volume	45
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - 2003 May 1

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Gastroenterology

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A case of primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus in situ

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