| Literature DB >> 12640292 |
Guangzhi Qu1, Judith S Kaur, James B Seward.
Abstract
We present a rare case of malignant melanoma of unknown primary origin presenting as cardiac and cholecystic masses. In this 72-year-old man, a cardiac lesion caused right ventricular outlet obstruction, and gallbladder lesions led to hemobilia. Right atrial and gallbladder metastases were resected. After 2 years of disease-free survival, the patient had recurrent skin lesions, which were treated with local resection and dacarbazine. The patient has survived for more than 5 years after initial diagnosis, with continued complete clinical remission. This case illustrates the importance of aggressive surgical resection and chemotherapy in the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12640292 DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200303000-00009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Med Sci ISSN: 0002-9629 Impact factor: 2.378