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Case Reports
. 2024 Jun;12(5):649-651.
doi: 10.1002/ueg2.12574. Epub 2024 Apr 28.

Primary malignant melanoma of the oesophagus

Rémi Gason  1   2 , Frank Heieck  2 , Marc Felten  2
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Case Reports

Primary malignant melanoma of the oesophagus

Rémi Gason et al. United European Gastroenterol J. 2024 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: cancer; endoscopy; gastroenterology; oesophagus; oncology.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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FIGURE 1
Visualisation of the oesophageal mass, upper endoscopic approach.
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FIGURE 2
Macroscopic resected gastrectomy specimen.
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Visualisation of the oesophageal mass—retroflexed endoscopic approach.
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 4
Microscopic histopathologic figure—S100 colouration.
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 5
Microscopic histopathologic figure—SOX 10 colouration.
FIGURE 6
FIGURE 6
Microscopic histopathologic figure—HES IV colouration‐X200. HES, Hématoxyline ‐ Eosine ‐ Safran coloration.
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