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Metastatic Amelanotic Melanoma with Occult Primary Masquerading as Sarcoma

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Malignant melanoma with occult primary is extremely rare. It is found that survival is almost same or even better than the melanomas with known primary site. Surgeons should have a high index of suspicion when a patient presents like sarcoma which bleeds profusely when planning for excision. Here, is an unusual case of young adult which presented initially with granulomatous lymphandenitis in axilla with primary suspicion of tuberculosis, later turning out to be sarcoma on FNAC and MRI. On immunochemistry (IHC), the final diagnosis of amelanotic melanoma was made and further workup did not show up any primary site of origin.

Source: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH

DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2015/11652.5554

Author: Niyaz Ahmed

Institution: Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management

Subfield: Oncology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $275