Metastatic Malignant Melanoma With Occult Primary Presenting as Breast Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review.
| Autor: | Harsten RM; Plastic Surgery, Royal London Hospital, London, GBR., Fisher R; General Surgery, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital, Basildon, GBR., Al-Sanjari N; Pathology, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital, Basildon, GBR., Idaewor P; Cellular Pathology/Histopathology, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital, Basildon, GBR., Saad Abdalla Al-Zawi A; General & Breast Surgery, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital, Basildon, GBR.; General & Breast Surgery, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, GBR.; General & Breast Surgery, Mid and South Essex University Hospitals Group, Basildon, GBR. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2021 Jun 24; Vol. 13 (6), pp. e15886. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 24 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.15886 |
| Abstrakt: | Skin malignant melanoma (MM) is a malignant neoplasm that arises from the melanocytes in the basal layer of the epidermis. It is considered an aggressive neoplasm and is responsible for 75% of skin cancer deaths. Here we present a case of a young female patient who presented with a left breast mass and investigations revealed multiple disease foci from an occult MM. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2021, Harsten et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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