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Rare Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Breast Presenting as a Solitary Breast Mass in a 43-Year-Old Male
Primary malignant melanoma of the breast (PMMB) is an extremely rare lesion that carries a poor prognosis. Therefore, it is crucial to examine the patient’s medical history, clinical presentation, and histopathology considering this diagnosis. The rarity of this lesion has made it difficult to ident...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10691741/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38046750 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.48114 |
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author | Dang, Brittany Q Miles, Brittany Young, Peter He, Jing Nguyen, Quan D |
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description | Primary malignant melanoma of the breast (PMMB) is an extremely rare lesion that carries a poor prognosis. Therefore, it is crucial to examine the patient’s medical history, clinical presentation, and histopathology considering this diagnosis. The rarity of this lesion has made it difficult to identify classic presentations or specific treatment guidelines. Staining for specific biomarkers can be helpful for diagnosis in the absence of melanin pigment on histology. Additional molecular studies to determine gene status can also be useful for targeted immunotherapy and increased survival time for patients. In this paper, we introduce a rare case of PMMB without skin involvement presenting as a solitary breast mass in a male and explore the radiology, histology, evaluation, and treatment options. |
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spelling | pubmed-106917412023-12-02 Rare Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Breast Presenting as a Solitary Breast Mass in a 43-Year-Old Male Dang, Brittany Q Miles, Brittany Young, Peter He, Jing Nguyen, Quan D Cureus Pathology Primary malignant melanoma of the breast (PMMB) is an extremely rare lesion that carries a poor prognosis. Therefore, it is crucial to examine the patient’s medical history, clinical presentation, and histopathology considering this diagnosis. The rarity of this lesion has made it difficult to identify classic presentations or specific treatment guidelines. Staining for specific biomarkers can be helpful for diagnosis in the absence of melanin pigment on histology. Additional molecular studies to determine gene status can also be useful for targeted immunotherapy and increased survival time for patients. In this paper, we introduce a rare case of PMMB without skin involvement presenting as a solitary breast mass in a male and explore the radiology, histology, evaluation, and treatment options. Cureus 2023-11-01 /pmc/articles/PMC10691741/ /pubmed/38046750 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.48114 Text en Copyright © 2023, Dang et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Pathology Dang, Brittany Q Miles, Brittany Young, Peter He, Jing Nguyen, Quan D Rare Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Breast Presenting as a Solitary Breast Mass in a 43-Year-Old Male |
title | Rare Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Breast Presenting as a Solitary Breast Mass in a 43-Year-Old Male |
title_full | Rare Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Breast Presenting as a Solitary Breast Mass in a 43-Year-Old Male |
title_fullStr | Rare Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Breast Presenting as a Solitary Breast Mass in a 43-Year-Old Male |
title_full_unstemmed | Rare Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Breast Presenting as a Solitary Breast Mass in a 43-Year-Old Male |
title_short | Rare Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Breast Presenting as a Solitary Breast Mass in a 43-Year-Old Male |
title_sort | rare primary malignant melanoma of the breast presenting as a solitary breast mass in a 43-year-old male |
topic | Pathology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10691741/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38046750 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.48114 |
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