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Primary malignant melanoma of esophagus
S R Prabhu1, G V Puranik, W Menezes
1Department of Pathology, T N Medical College, Bombay.
Abstract:
Primary esophageal melanoma is a rare tumor. A 35 year old male with primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus is reported. He presented with dysphagia and weight loss. At autopsy a fusiform polypoidal growth was seen in the middle third of the esophagus. Microscopic sections showed a malignant melanoma in an in situ as well as invasive form.