Publications by authors named "Baldassarre Mondello"
Pleural Melanoma Metastasis.
Ambra Enrica D'Ambrosio Giuseppe Albonico Ignazio Enide Orazio Mordà Maurizio Maisano Baldassarre Mondello
Ann Thorac Surg
August 2021
Melanomas represent 3% of all skin cancers but 65% of skin cancer deaths. Metastatic melanoma constitutes about 5% of all secondary malignancies of the lung, yet only 2% of patients with thoracic metastases have pleural effusions. We report the case of an 80-year-old patient with right-sided pleural effusion and a history of cutaneous melanoma over the left leg.
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