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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beacon Hospital, Sandyford, Dublin, 18 Ireland. bassel.al-alao@beaconhospital.ieIssue Date
2010-08MeSH
Aged, 80 and overHead and Neck Neoplasms
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Male
Melanoma
Scalp
Skin Neoplasms
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Desmoplastic malignant melanoma presenting as large lung mass. 2010, 90 (2):657-9 Ann. Thorac. Surg.Journal
The Annals of thoracic surgeryDOI
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.11.079PubMed ID
20667377Abstract
We describe a case of successful minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgical resection of metastatic desmoplastic malignant melanoma replacing the entire right lower lobe of the lung, presenting 4 years after the initial complete resection of the primary scalp lesion. An 89-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of right-sided chest pain. A computed tomographic scan showed a large paravertebral mass with possibility of chest wall invasion. Core biopsy initially raised the suspicion of a schwannoma. We also discussed the atypical delayed presentation and misleading radiologic and histologic findings.Item Type
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1552-6259ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.11.079