All issues > Volume 33(4); 1990

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1990;33(4):573-578. Published online April 30, 1990.

A case of Endobronchial Metastatic Malignant Melanoma.

Sang Hee Kim¹, Young Kyoo Shin¹, Kwang Chul Lee¹, Chang Sung Son¹, Pyung Hwa Choe¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul. Korea

Received: July 24, 1989;  Accepted: September 23, 1989.

Abstract

Metastatic malignant melanoma is a rare neoplasm in child. We experienced a case of endobron- chial metastatic malignant melanoma developed in a 5 year-8month-old boy, who was admitted because of dyspnea and productive cough. Diagnosis was made by endobrochia 1 biopsy and histopathologic findings. He was treated with radiation as a palliative therapy. The result was good. Tumor size decreased and symptoms im- proved. The review of literature was made briefly.

Keywords :Metastatic malignant melanoma