Flat-type primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus

Hiroya Ueyama; Takashi Yao; Kenshi Matsumoto; Yuta Nakagawa; Tsutomu Takeda; Kohei Matsumoto; Akihito Nagahara; Sumio Watanabe

doi:10.1055/s-0042-106205

Endoscopy International Open, Table of Contents

Endosc Int Open 2016; 04(06): E687-E689
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-106205

Case report

Flat-type primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus

Hiroya Ueyama

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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Takashi Yao

²Department of Human Pathology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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Kenshi Matsumoto

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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Yuta Nakagawa

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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Tsutomu Takeda

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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Kohei Matsumoto

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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Akihito Nagahara

³Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University, Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan

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Sumio Watanabe

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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