The National Cancer Data Base report on cutaneous and noncutaneous melanoma

Chang, Alfred E.; Karnell, Lucy Hynds; Menck, Herman R.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19981015)83:8<1664::aid-cncr23>3.0.co;2-g

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“…21 Mucosal melanomas are rare: 1074 such cases were reported up to 1994. 11 The National Cancer Data Base (NCDB), USA registered a total of 84 836 patients with cutaneous or noncutaneous melanomas between 1985 and 1994; approximately 1.3% of them were in mucosal surfaces. The distributions mucosal melanomas in the head and neck, female genital, anorectal and urinary tract regions were 55%, 18%, 25% and 3%, respectively.…”

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Malignant mucosal melanoma of the head and neck — a review

Lengyel

Gilde

Remenár

et al. 2003

Pathol. Oncol. Res.

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Malignant mucosal melanoma of the head and neck — a review

Lengyel

Gilde

Remenár

et al. 2003

Pathol. Oncol. Res.

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“…However, it is also very difficult to pathologically distinguish primary MM from metastatic MM in the lung because of their microscopic similarities. Approximately 5–10% of patients with metastatic melanoma have a primary melanoma of unknown origin 2, 3. Therefore, systemic assessment of the whole body, including meticulous dermatologic examination, is more important than for other types of lung malignancies.…”

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Pulmonary malignant melanoma with distant metastasis assessed by positron emission tomography‐computed tomography

et al. 2016

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Melanoma is a cutaneous malignant neoplasm of melanocytes. Primary malignant melanoma (MM) of the lung is very rare. Although previous reports have described the radiologic features of pulmonary MM, its rarity means that many factors are unknown. Thus, radiologic diagnosis is very difficult. Furthermore, there is little information regarding diagnostic application and/or the usefulness of [18F]‐fluorine‐2‐fluoro‐2‐deoxy‐D‐glucose positron emission tomography‐computed tomography (FDG‐PET‐CT) for primary pulmonary MM. A 69‐year‐old patient with a productive cough lasting three weeks was admitted to our hospital. Chest CT showed a large single mass with a multi‐lobulated margin and homogeneous enhancement in the right upper lobe, which was subsequently diagnosed as a primary pulmonary MM with multiple metastases. On PET‐CT images, the pulmonary mass and multiple bone lesions showed very increased uptakes of FDG. Considering that pulmonary metastasis from a mucocutaneous melanoma is the main differential diagnosis of primary pulmonary MM, systemic assessment of the whole body is more important than for other types of lung malignancies. This report introduces PET‐CT as a useful diagnostic modality for pulmonary MM, especially in cases of distant multiple metastases.

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“…While it is the third most common site of a primary melanoma, it accounts for <1% of anorectal malignancies 1, 2…”

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“…Twenty percent of patients will have inguinal lymphadenopathy at presentation, while up to 25%‐35% will have distant metastasis 1, 2, 4. The five‐year survival rate has been reported to be approximately 6%; median survival is 12‐18 months 4, 5…”

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