PRIMARY MALIGNANT-MELANOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS WITH A LEFT ATRIAL METASTASIS

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CHELLO, M [1 ]
MARCHESE, AR [1 ]
PANZA, A [1 ]
MASTROROBERTO, P [1 ]
DILELLO, F [1 ]
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[1] MED SCH CATANZARO,DEPT CARDIOVASC SURG,CATANZARO,ITALY
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10.1136/thx.48.2.185
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R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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A 75 year old man with an eight month history of dysphagia and weight loss underwent pericardiocentesis for a massive pericardial effusion. The echocardiogram showed a mass in the left atrium, and computed tomography also showed distal oesophageal narrowing, which was found to be due to a malignant melanoma. The left atrial mass, investigated by immunoscintigraphy with technetium-99m labelled monoclonal antibody, was diagnosed as metastatic melanoma. This represents a rare case of primary oesophageal melanoma with left atrial metastasis.
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