It is not always easy to differentiate between primary and metastatic pulmonary malignant melanoma
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology 2019; 21(2): 132-134 DOI: 10.4103/ejop.ejop_48_18
Abstract
Primary pulmonary malignant melanoma is an extremely rare tumor, and its diagnosis is just as difficult to clinically verify. Since malignant melanomas can metastasize even after many years, detailed past medical history and thorough physical examination of the patient are imperative in verifying the diagnosis. In this article, where we present a case with a histopathological diagnosis of malignant melanoma, we would like to emphasize that malignant melanoma can metastasize even many years after treatment.
Keywords: Metastasis, primary pulmonary malignant melanoma, treatment