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British Journal of Radiology (2004) 77, 1050-1052
© 2004 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/26921127
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Case report

Primary melanoma of the oesophagus well palliated by radiotherapy

G B Fogarty, MBBS, FRANZCR 1 C J Tartaglia, MBBS 2 and L J Peters, MD 1

1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, Victoria and 2 Northern Hospital, Epping, Victoria, Australia

A case of a 16 cm primary melanoma of the mid oesophagus in a Caucasian male is reported. Radiological investigations at presentation revealed asymptomatic mediastinal and lower oesophageal metastases. The patient was treated with hypofractionated radiotherapy and achieved durable local disease control and excellent palliation of his dysphagia and chest pain until his death from widespread metastatic disease 5 months after treatment. The role of external beam radiotherapy in the treatment of primary oesophageal melanoma is reviewed.






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