Desmoplastic malignant melanoma presenting as large lung mass.
| dc.contributor.author | Al-Alao, Bassel Suffian | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shuhaibar, Maher Nicolas | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-04-26T11:39:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-04-26T11:39:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-08 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Desmoplastic malignant melanoma presenting as large lung mass. 2010, 90 (2):657-9 Ann. Thorac. Surg. | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1552-6259 | |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 20667377 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.11.079 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/220743 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.rights | Archived with thanks to The Annals of thoracic surgery | en_GB |
| dc.subject.mesh | Aged, 80 and over | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Head and Neck Neoplasms | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Lung Neoplasms | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Melanoma | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Scalp | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Skin Neoplasms | |
| dc.title | Desmoplastic malignant melanoma presenting as large lung mass. | en_GB |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beacon Hospital, Sandyford, Dublin, 18 Ireland. bassel.al-alao@beaconhospital.ie | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.journal | The Annals of thoracic surgery | en_GB |
| dc.description.province | Leinster | en |
| html.description.abstract | 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. |
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