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Malignant melanoma presenting as an isolated pleural effusion
- Source :
- Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, Vol 75, Iss 2 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- PAGEPress Publications, 2015.
-
Abstract
- Isolated pleural effusion is a very rare presentation of malignant melanoma. A 46 year-old male patient presented to us with complaints of shortness of breath during the previous month. A contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) imaging scan of his thorax showed right-sided pleural effusion with the absence of any mass lesion or mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Cytology of his pleural fluid showed pigmented cells suggestive of malignant melanoma. Staining of the pleural fluid cells with immunohistological markers for melanoma (HMB 45 and S 100) were positive. An examination of his skin did not reveal any pigmented lesion, nor was there a past history of malignant melanoma for this patient. The patient responded well to therapy for malignant melanoma and has remained asymptomatic for the last year. This patient was diagnosed with a rare case of primary malignant melanoma of the pleura presenting as isolated pleural effusion.
- Subjects :
- Male
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Thorax
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Mediastinal lymphadenopathy
Pleural effusion
lcsh:Medicine
Asymptomatic
Cytology
medicine
Humans
Melanoma
neoplasms
Malignant melanoma
business.industry
lcsh:R
Isolated pleural effusion
Middle Aged
respiratory system
medicine.disease
Pleural Effusion, Malignant
respiratory tract diseases
HMB-45
Pleural fluid
Pleura
Radiology
medicine.symptom
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 25325264 and 11220643
- Volume :
- 75
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0745ae9a51e45acef3ed5f461a65a417