Axillary Silicone Granulomas in Patients With Melanoma
| Autor: | P. Valdés Solís, M.I. Fernández Canedo, M. de Troya Martín, N. Blázquez Sánchez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Histology business.industry Melanoma Ultrasound Dermatology medicine.disease Silicone granuloma Pathology and Forensic Medicine law.invention 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure law 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Breast implant Medicine In patient Differential diagnosis business Lymph node Subcutaneous tissue |
| Zdroj: | Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition). 107:e23-e26 |
| ISSN: | 1578-2190 |
| Popis: | Subcutaneous lesions may be detected during follow-up of patients with melanoma. The main entities that should be contemplated in the differential diagnosis in such cases are in-transit and regional lymph node metastases. We describe 2 cases of women with breast implants who developed palpable subcutaneous lesions in the axillary region during follow-up of melanoma. In both cases, the ultrasound study showed diffuse hyperechoic signals forming the characteristic snowstorm sign in the subcutaneous tissue. Ultrasound proved to be a key diagnostic tool for ruling out melanoma-related disease, such as in-transit metastases and regional lymph node metastases. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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