Primary Melanoma of the Breast Parenchyma: An Oncoplastic Approach

Primary melanoma of the breast parenchyma (PMPB) is a rare and aggressive disease, with only a few cases reported in the literature. We present the case of a 50-year old woman who underwent mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction using a free DIEP flap following recurrence after breast conser...

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Autores principales: Snashall, Emma, Kiernan, Tamara, Harper-Machin, Aenone, Taghizadeh, Rieka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2020
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Breast
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7787278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33425591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003276
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author Snashall, Emma
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description Primary melanoma of the breast parenchyma (PMPB) is a rare and aggressive disease, with only a few cases reported in the literature. We present the case of a 50-year old woman who underwent mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction using a free DIEP flap following recurrence after breast conserving surgery. This report highlights the importance of an oncoplastic approach for this diagnosis and the benefit of immediate autologous breast reconstruction.
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spelling pubmed-77872782021-01-07 Primary Melanoma of the Breast Parenchyma: An Oncoplastic Approach Snashall, Emma Kiernan, Tamara Harper-Machin, Aenone Taghizadeh, Rieka Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Breast Primary melanoma of the breast parenchyma (PMPB) is a rare and aggressive disease, with only a few cases reported in the literature. We present the case of a 50-year old woman who underwent mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction using a free DIEP flap following recurrence after breast conserving surgery. This report highlights the importance of an oncoplastic approach for this diagnosis and the benefit of immediate autologous breast reconstruction. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2020-12-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7787278/ /pubmed/33425591 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003276 Text en Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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