Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus treated with subtotal esophagectomy: a case report

BMC Surgery

Table 1 Case reports of early primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus stage T1a (1985–2015)

Author	Year	Age	Sex	Location	Size (cm)	Depth^*a	Treatment	Course^*b
Kido [16]	2000	60	M	Lt	4.0 × 2.0	T1a	CR	33 months
Mikami [17]	2001	41	F	Mt	0.8 × 0.6	T1a	CR	31 months
Kimura [18]	2005	73	M	Lt	1.8 × 1.3	T1a-LPM	EMR	15 months
Suzuki [19]	2008	62	M	Mt	7.0 × 4.5	T1a-EP	CR	33 months
Suzuki [19]	2008	67	M	Lt	5.5 × 5.5	T1a-LPM	CR	53 months
Miyatani [11]	2009	64	F	Lt	0.5	T1a-LPM	EMR	20 months
Minami [20]	2010	72	M	Lt	unknown	T1a-EP	CR	25 months
Wang [14]	2013	62	M	Mt	7.0 × 4.5	T1a	CR	93.7 months
Yamamoto [21]	2015	75	M	Lt	1.5 × 1.0	T1a-MM	CR	83 months
Our case	2015	78	F	Lt	5.7 × 3.8	T1a-MM	CR	39 months

*^a: According to the Japanese Classification of Esophageal Cancer, 11th Edition. Japan Esophageal Society Esophagus (2017). *^b: All reported cases are still alive after the treatment, and none have had any symptoms of relapse or distant metastasis
Mt middle of the esophagus, Lt lower esophagus, EMR endoscopic mucosal resection, CR curative resection (subtotal esophagectomy and radical lymphadenectomy of the neck, mediastinum, and abdomen)

ISSN: 1471-2482