Endobronchial melanoma: a case report

Pedro Manso-Tejerina, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
Carmen Vizoso-Gálvez, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
Raquel de la Sota-Montero, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
Carlos J. Álvarez-Martínez, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
Fernando Revuelta-Salgado, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
Ana B. Enguita-Valls, Department of Pathological Anatomy. Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
Ricardo García-Luján, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain

We describe the case of a man with history of malignant melanoma who presented to the emergency department with nonspecific respiratory symptoms but was found to have a partially obstructive endobronchial lesion in the left main bronchus. When a biopsy was performed, it revealed a metastasis of malignant melanoma. In this report we discuss the characteristics of the rarely seen endobronchial malignant melanoma.

Keywords: Bronchospy. Melanoma. Endobronchial. Metastasis.