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ArticleMelanoma management2022

Primary esophageal melanoma: a case report.

Pooja Patel, Colton Boudreau, Samuel Jessula, Madelaine Plourde

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Article in Melanoma management, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Primary melanoma of the gastrointestinal tract.World journal of gastroenterology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Pooja PatelDivision of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9, Canada.
Colton BoudreauDivision of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9, Canada.
Samuel JessulaDivision of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3A7, Canada.
Madelaine PlourdeDivision of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3365-2043

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary esophageal melanoma remains a rare entity with less than 350 case reports noted in the current literature. This diagnosis is associated with a poor prognosis and early detection and management remains fundamental. In this report, we examine the case of an 80-year-old female who presented with a 1-year course of progressive dysphagia and weight loss. Investigations revealed a primary esophageal melanoma with no evidence of metastases. Pathology did not identify any targetable markers for systematic therapy and thus the patient successfully underwent a minimally invasive esophagectomy. Her postoperative course involved endoscopic esophageal dilatations due to an anastomotic stricture, as well as primary lung adenocarcinoma treated with radiotherapy but has otherwise remained without evidence of melanoma recurrence after 25 months from her surgery.

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canceresophagectomyesophagusmalignancymelanoma

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PMID37378006
PMCPMC10291394

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