Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus associated with adenocarcinoma of the lung

Surg Today. 1998;28(4):405-8. doi: 10.1007/s005950050150.

Abstract

We herein report an extremely rare case of a 55-year-old Japanese woman with a primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus associated with adenocarcinoma of the lung. The patient was admitted to our hospital with a malignant melanoma of the lower esophagus. The chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) findings revealed an incidental abnormal shadow in the left lung, which was diagnosed to be adenocarcinoma of the lung by means of a CT-guided needle biopsy. After administering systemic chemotherapy with dacarbazine (DTIC), vincristine sulfate (VCR), and nimustine hydrochloride (ACNU) plus interferon-beta, the esophageal tumor markedly decreased in size. Subsequently, the patient underwent a radical resection of both the malignant melanoma of the esophagus and lung cancer via a left thoracotomy and laparotomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
  • Adenocarcinoma / therapy
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interferon-beta / therapeutic use
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy
  • Melanoma / pathology*
  • Melanoma / therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary* / therapy
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Interferon-beta