Late diagnosis of nodular melanoma of the foot in a 74-year-old Brazilian man
The incidence and mortality of malignant melanoma is increasing. Its early diagnosis can contribute to a favorable prognosis. We report a 74-year-old black man with a dark brown mole in the right plantar area, that grew slowly in the last decade. A biopsy of the lesion revealed a nodular malignant m...
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oai:scielo:S0034-988720110011000142012-02-08Late diagnosis of nodular melanoma of the foot in a 74-year-old Brazilian manSantos,Vitorino MLeal,Cristina TVasconcellos,Martha J. M Foot Melanoma Metastasis The incidence and mortality of malignant melanoma is increasing. Its early diagnosis can contribute to a favorable prognosis. We report a 74-year-old black man with a dark brown mole in the right plantar area, that grew slowly in the last decade. A biopsy of the lesion revealed a nodular malignant melanoma. A wide excision of the tumor was performed 18 months ago, followed by chemotherapy for nine months. At admission, the patient was debilitated, and presented with numerous nodules in the lower limb and suprapubic area. Imaging studies disclosed chest and abdominal nodules. The patient died 13 days after admission.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.139 n.11 20112011-11-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872011001100014en10.4067/S0034-98872011001100014 |
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Foot Melanoma Metastasis Santos,Vitorino M Leal,Cristina T Vasconcellos,Martha J. M Late diagnosis of nodular melanoma of the foot in a 74-year-old Brazilian man |
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The incidence and mortality of malignant melanoma is increasing. Its early diagnosis can contribute to a favorable prognosis. We report a 74-year-old black man with a dark brown mole in the right plantar area, that grew slowly in the last decade. A biopsy of the lesion revealed a nodular malignant melanoma. A wide excision of the tumor was performed 18 months ago, followed by chemotherapy for nine months. At admission, the patient was debilitated, and presented with numerous nodules in the lower limb and suprapubic area. Imaging studies disclosed chest and abdominal nodules. The patient died 13 days after admission. |
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Santos,Vitorino M Leal,Cristina T Vasconcellos,Martha J. M |
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Santos,Vitorino M Leal,Cristina T Vasconcellos,Martha J. M |
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Late diagnosis of nodular melanoma of the foot in a 74-year-old Brazilian man |
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Late diagnosis of nodular melanoma of the foot in a 74-year-old Brazilian man |
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Late diagnosis of nodular melanoma of the foot in a 74-year-old Brazilian man |
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Late diagnosis of nodular melanoma of the foot in a 74-year-old Brazilian man |
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Late diagnosis of nodular melanoma of the foot in a 74-year-old Brazilian man |
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late diagnosis of nodular melanoma of the foot in a 74-year-old brazilian man |
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Sociedad Médica de Santiago |
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