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A 3D Organotypic Melanoma Spheroid Skin Model
Published on: May 18, 2018
Primary malignant melanoma of the lung; a case report and literature review
Yub Raj Sedhai1, Roshan Acharya2, Priyanka Bhat1
1Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Bowling Green, KY, USA.
Abstract:
Primary pulmonary malignant melanoma is an extremely rare non-epithelial malignancy. Literature is merely limited to a few anecdotal case reports. Herein we present a case of a 74-year-old female who was diagnosed with primary malignant melanoma of the lung. To fully appraise the available evidence, we have sought to perform narrative review of the existing literature.
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