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Case Reports
. 2008 Nov-Dec;28(6):458-60.
doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2008.458.

Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus

Lu Tzung-Ju  1 , Huang Tsai-Wang, Lee Shih-Chun
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Case Reports

Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus

Lu Tzung-Ju et al. Ann Saudi Med. 2008 Nov-Dec.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Panendoscopy finding: a fungating mass in the esophagus.
Figure 2
Figure 2
PET scan image: FDG-avid tumor in the middle third of the esophagus, and another FDG-avid lesion localized in the right neck region, level 4.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Operative finding and specimen.
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  • Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus.
    Lu TJ, Huang TW, Lee SC. Lu TJ, et al. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2008 Oct-Dec;1(4):246-8. doi: 10.1016/s1658-3876(08)50013-6. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2008. PMID: 20058482 No abstract available.

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