Archivos de bronconeumología
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Oct 1999
Review Case Reports[Pulmonary metastases of malignant melanoma. A rare endobronchial presentation].
Malignant melanoma has a tendency to metastasize to the lung in the course of tumor growth. Many such cases have been described in the literature, although cases of endobronchial metastasis of this type of tumor revealed during fiberoptic bronchoscopy are difficult to find. ⋯ After tissue inspection, the initial suspicion of metastasis of malignant melanoma was confirmed. We review the prevalence, radiologic presentation, prognosis and treatment options for this type of metastasis.