Metastatic Malignant Melanoma Presenting as an Appendiceal Mucocele

Melanoma metastatic to the appendix is extremely rare. Here we describe a case of a 31-year-old female from Bolivia with a remote history of metastatic malignant melanoma first diagnosed as a cutaneous malignant melanoma ten years prior to this presentation. The patient was being followed for a muco...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alduaij, A. A., Resnick, M. B., Kawata, M., Pricolo, V. E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3087427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21547210
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/546570
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Sumario:Melanoma metastatic to the appendix is extremely rare. Here we describe a case of a 31-year-old female from Bolivia with a remote history of metastatic malignant melanoma first diagnosed as a cutaneous malignant melanoma ten years prior to this presentation. The patient was being followed for a mucocele which on resection was found to be metastatic melanoma. “Mucocele” is a generic diagnosis that warrants further characterization and treatment.

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