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. 1993 Feb;48(2):185–186. doi: 10.1136/thx.48.2.185

Primary malignant melanoma of the oesophagus with a left atrial metastasis.

M Chello 1, A R Marchese 1, A Panza 1, P Mastroroberto 1, F Di Lello 1
PMCID: PMC464308  PMID: 8493638

Abstract

A 75 year old man with an eight month history of dysphagia and weight loss underwent pericardiocentesis for a massive pericardial effusion. The echocardiogram showed a mass in the left atrium, and computed tomography also showed distal oesophageal narrowing, which was found to be due to a malignant melanoma. The left atrial mass, investigated by immunoscintigraphy with technetium-99m labelled monoclonal antibody, was diagnosed as metastatic melanoma. This represents a rare case of primary oesophageal melanoma with left atrial metastasis.

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