Melanoma in the Bronchus

Melanoma in the Bronchus

A 70-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of shortness of breath and wheezing. Bronchoscopy revealed a pigmented endobronchial mass (shown in a video) that was consistent with melanoma.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2018-11, Vol.379 (20), p.e36-e36
Hauptverfasser: Manley, Christopher, Olszanski, Anthony
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
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Biopsy
Bronchi - diagnostic imaging
Bronchi - pathology
Bronchial Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Bronchial Neoplasms - genetics
Bronchial Neoplasms - secondary
Bronchoscopy
Bronchus
Case reports
Dyspnea - etiology
Female
Humans
Melanoma
Melanoma - diagnostic imaging
Melanoma - genetics
Melanoma - pathology
Mutation
Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf - genetics
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Wheezing
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Zusammenfassung:A 70-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of shortness of breath and wheezing. Bronchoscopy revealed a pigmented endobronchial mass (shown in a video) that was consistent with melanoma.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMicm1805380