Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2011; 17(42): 4734-4738
Published online Nov 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i42.4734
Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: A case report
Joana Machado, Paula Ministro, Ricardo Araújo, Eugénia Cancela, António Castanheira, Américo Silva
Joana Machado, Paula Ministro, Ricardo Araújo, Eugénia Cancela, António Castanheira, Américo Silva, Department of Gastroenterology, S Teotónio Hospital, 3504-509 Viseu, Portugal
Author contributions: Machado J contributed to literature review and wrote the manuscript; Ministro P contributed to the endoscopic diagnosis and revised the manuscript; Cancela E and Castanheira A contributed to the follow up of the patient; Araújo R and Silva A contributed to literature research.
Correspondence to: Joana Machado, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, S Teotónio Hospital, Av Rei D Duarte, 3504-509 Viseu, Portugal. jlvmachado@hotmail.com
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Received: January 23, 2011
Revised: April 19, 2011
Accepted: April 26, 2011
Published online: November 14, 2011
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