Christopoulos Petros, Doulias Triantafyllos, Koutelidakis Ioannis, Papaziogas Bassileios
2nd Surgical Unit, G. Gennimatas Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Jul 27;2012:bcr2012006283. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006283.
Metastatic melanoma of unknown primary is a rare entity with low life expectancy. Inoperable metastatic malignant melanoma in lungs has a survival rate of <6%. Regression of the primary lesion is a well-documented theory in the literature, since melanoma is one of the tumours that can undergo regression. We present a case of a young man with metastatic malignant melanoma in lungs, whose survival duration is longer than expected even without metastasectomy.
原发灶不明的转移性黑色素瘤是一种罕见的疾病,预期寿命较短。无法手术切除的肺部转移性恶性黑色素瘤的生存率<6%。原发灶消退是文献中记载充分的一种理论,因为黑色素瘤是可发生消退的肿瘤之一。我们报告一例患有肺部转移性恶性黑色素瘤的年轻男性病例,即使未进行转移灶切除术,其生存时间也比预期的长。