Case Report · pages 67–68
Primary Maliagnant Melanoma of Oesophagus: A Case Report with Review of Literature
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Vishal Kumar Shelat G, M. Seah, K.H. Lim. Primary Maliagnant Melanoma of Oesophagus: A Case Report with Review of Literature. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2011;24(2):67–68.
Opening of the article
Primary malignant melanoma of the oesophagus is a rare tumour. It is a biologically aggressive tumour and the prognosis is poor with limited life expectancy. Surgery is the only hope to improve survival and even with radical surgery the 5-year survival is an exception. We report a 61-year-old patient who was diagnosed with malignant melanoma of the oesophagus when he was investigated for dysphagia.
Keywords
Malignant melanoma, anorexia, irregular, polypoidal, multiple