Primary Melanoma of the Lung Treated with Surgery, Dabrafenib and Trametinib

This is a case report on a 69-year-old woman who was diagnosed with malignant melanoma presenting in the lung. A complete staging workup was performed by her oncologist, with no skin lesion identified as a primary. CT-guided needle biopsy of the lung nodule was completed, with pathology revealing atypical cells consistent with malignant melanoma. Following full body examination by the cutaneous oncologist, a robotic wedge resection and lymph node dissection accompanied by bronchoscopy were performed. Molecular testing (Caris Life Sciences) of the surgical tumor specimen revealed pathologicalBRAF DNA mutation inexon 15/p.V600K. The patient was initially treated with nivolumab, then treated with a combination of dabrafenib and trametinib at recurrence.Case Rep Oncol 2020;13:789 –792
Source: Case Reports in Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research