A Case of Primary Tracheal Malignant Melanoma.

Kang, Woo Heon; Ahn, Byung Hoon; Chung, Man Pyo; Kim, Ho Joong; Kwon, O Jung; Rhee, Chong H; Kim, Jhin Gook; Han, Jung Ho; Lee, Kyung Soo

doi:1998.45.1.222

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 45(1); 1998 > Article

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1998;45(1):222-226.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1998.45.1.222 Published online February 1, 1998.

A Case of Primary Tracheal Malignant Melanoma.

Woo Heon Kang, Byung Hoon Ahn, Man Pyo Chung, Ho Joong Kim, O Jung Kwon, Chong H Rhee, Jhin Gook Kim, Jung Ho Han, Kyung Soo Lee

¹Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea.
⁴Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

We report a rare case of primary tracheal malignent melanoma documented by careful clinical examination. Differentiation between primary and metastatic malignant melanoma is very difficult. We conclude that this tracheal tumor is a primary malignant melanoma based on characteristic pathologic features and the exclusion of the possibility of spontaneous regression of the primary site by patient's history and physical examination.

Key Words: Primary malignant melanoma, trachea