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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001;20:864-867
© 2001 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Primary malignant melanoma of the lung in oculocutaneous albino patient

Nezih Özdemir^a, Ayten Kayi Cangir^b, Hakan Kutlay^a, inasi Yavuzer^a

^a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
^b M.U. Emergency and Trauma Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Received 8 January 2001; received in revised form 11 May 2001; accepted 13 June 2001.

Corresponding author. Ankara Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, bn-i Sina Hastanesi, Gögüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dali, Samanpazari, Ankara, Turkey. Tel.: +90-312-310-33-33 extn 2125/446-60-74
e-mail: ozdemir{at}medicine2.ankara.edu.tr

Oculocutaneous albinism is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by general depigmentation, nystagmus, photophobia, and decreased visual acuity. Malignant melanoma is extremely rare in patients with albinism. We present a 41-year-old albino male patient, who was admitted with a suspected bronchogenic carcinoma. He underwent a pulmonary resection and the diagnosis was primary malign melanoma of the lung. The patient died of tumor recurrence in the postoperative 46th month.

Key Words: Albinism • Malign melanoma • Lung

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