Table 1 Clinical and radiologic characteristics of lung-only melanomas.

From: Lung-only melanoma: UV mutational signature supports origin from occult cutaneous primaries and argues against the concept of primary pulmonary melanoma

Case

Sex

Age

Smoking history

Location

No. of lung lesions

Size (cm)a

1

Male

73

N/A

Central

1

3.0

2

Male

68

No

Central

1

10.1

3

Male

52

No

Central

1

3.9*

4

Male

61

Yes

Peripheral

1

3.2

5

Male

75

No

Peripheral

1 (lung), 2 (pleura)

3.5*

6

Male

70

Yes

Central

2

2.6

7

Male

47

No

Central

2

2.9

8

Male

71

No

Peripheral

3

7

9

Male

66

No

Peripheral

>10

7.3*

10

Male

55

No

Central + Peripheral

>10

5.9*

  1. N/A information not available.
  2. *Size based on radiology if indicated by an asterisk; otherwise, the size is based on gross measurement of the resected tumor.
  3. aFor cases with multiple lung lesions, the size is given for the largest mass.
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