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Primary oesophageal melanoma - a case report

Authors: Eric J Song, Richard A Scolyer, Diona L Damian, John F Thompson

Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology | Issue 1/2014

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Primary upper gastrointestinal tract melanoma is a rare but well recognised entity, with a poor prognosis because of delay in diagnosis. Furthermore, it may be difficult to determine whether a gastrointestinal melanoma represents a metastasis or a primary tumour. We report a 67-year-old man with a primary oesophageal melanoma, treated with surgical resection, who remains disease-free two years post resection.

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Title: Primary oesophageal melanoma - a case report
Authors: Eric J Song
Richard A Scolyer
Diona L Damian
John F Thompson
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-12-77

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