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ArticleBMJ case reports2017

Metastatic melanoma: a rare cause of central airway obstruction.

Mohamed Faisal Abdul Hamid, Andrea Ban Yu-Lin, Tidi Maharani Hassan, Nurashikin Mohammad

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohamed Faisal Abdul HamidMedical Department, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Malaysia.
Andrea Ban Yu-LinMedical Department, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Malaysia.
Tidi Maharani HassanMedical Department, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Malaysia.
Nurashikin MohammadDepartment of Internal Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2178-6121
University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre · MYDaikin (United States) · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A middle-aged woman with recurrent malignant melanoma presented initially with massive left pleural effusion. There was a complete obliteration of the left main bronchus on flexible bronchoscopy caused by a mass. Serial cryo-debulking of the tumour was done under rigid bronchoscopy; however, the outcome was not favourable due to the aggressive tumour growth. Vemurafenib was planned after thoracic radiation. She was not keen for the biologics treatment due to financial constraints. We report a case of central airway obstruction due to recurrent aggressive melanoma. More evaluations are needed on the role of interventional pulmonologist for bronchoscopic debulking of this rapidly growing tumour as well as the role of biological agents in treating such cases.

Indexed as

Airway ObstructionBronchial NeoplasmsBronchoscopyDiagnosis, DifferentialFatal OutcomeFemaleHumansLegMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPleural EffusionSkin NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray Computeddermatologymalignant disease and immunosuppressionrespiratory cancerrespiratory system

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PMID29103009
PMCPMC5747808
OpenAlexW2765543258

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