Right upper lobectomy after immunotherapy for primary malignant melanoma of the lung: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malignant melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes. All body organs can be invaded by it; however, the skin is the most common site of invasion. Melanomas involving the lungs are almost always metastatic and it is extremely rare to find a true primary malignant melanoma of the lung (PMML). Compared to cutaneous melanoma, mucosal melanoma has a different biology and clinical appearance. Since there are no standards for the diagnosis and treatment of PMML, it is treated differently. We reported a patient with PMML underwent surgery after programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) immunotherapy.

Case description

A 62-year-old female patient presented with an occupying lesion in the right upper lung lobe found on physical examination. A computed tomography (CT) scan was done,

SUBMITTER: Xiao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10789884 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature