Malignant Melanoma Presenting as a Mediastinal Malignant Melanoma Presenting as a Mediastinal Unknown Primary Origin?

• Main Authors: Mukta PUJANI (Author), Mohd Jaseem HASSAN (Author), Sujata JETLEY (Author), Prabhat Kumar RAINA (Author), Mukesh KUMAR (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federation of Turkish Pathology Societies, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The most common site of primary malignant melanoma is the skin, however, virtually any organ system may be involved. Metastatic melanoma of unknown primary origin accounts for approximately 2-6% of all melanoma cases. The mediastinum as the site for malignant melanoma is extremely rare, both as a pr...