Unknown Primary Metastatic Melanoma Presented with Extensive Subcutaneous Masses and Lymph Node Enlargements

Either metastatic disease or unknown primary origin in melanoma patients is rarely encountered at admission in clinical practice. Furthermore, a patient with minimal visceral organ involvement but presenting with extensive subcutaneous and lymph node enlargements is extremely rare. We have presented...

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Published inIndian journal of surgery Vol. 84; no. 3; pp. 579 - 580
Main Authors Tas, Faruk, Erturk, Kayhan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Springer India 01.06.2022
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Cardiac Surgery
Images in Surgery
Lymphatic system
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Melanoma
Metastasis
Neurosurgery
Pediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Subcutaneous metastases
Melanoma
Unknown primary
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Summary:Either metastatic disease or unknown primary origin in melanoma patients is rarely encountered at admission in clinical practice. Furthermore, a patient with minimal visceral organ involvement but presenting with extensive subcutaneous and lymph node enlargements is extremely rare. We have presented such an interesting case with these uncommon characteristics.
ISSN:0972-2068
0973-9793
DOI:10.1007/s12262-021-03033-4