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Review
. 2015 Apr;99(4):1428-30.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.110.

Long-term survival after pneumonectomy for primary pulmonary malignant melanoma

Madeline K Mahowald  1 , Bassam I Aswad  2 , Ikenna C Okereke  1 , Thomas Ng  3
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Review

Long-term survival after pneumonectomy for primary pulmonary malignant melanoma

Madeline K Mahowald et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Apr.

Abstract

As few as 30 cases of primary malignant melanoma of the lung have been reported in the literature. Many patients die within months of diagnosis; few published cases describe patients who survive long-term after treatment. We report a case of primary pulmonary malignant melanoma in a patient who remains disease-free 60 months after pneumonectomy.

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