Mélanome hépatique primitif: à propos d’un cas

Malignant melanoma is a disease with high metastatic potential which starts in melanocytes. The liver is the organ most often targeted for metastatic spread. Nonetheless, primary liver melanoma is very rare. Few cases have been described. We here report the case of a female patient with primary live...

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Autores principales: Jarti, Mariama, Boulajaad, Sara, Gouton, Martial Ulrich, Errami, Adil Ait, Samlani, Zouhour, Oubaha, Sofia, Krati, Khadija
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8531970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34733392
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.40.24.29557
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Sumario:Malignant melanoma is a disease with high metastatic potential which starts in melanocytes. The liver is the organ most often targeted for metastatic spread. Nonetheless, primary liver melanoma is very rare. Few cases have been described. We here report the case of a female patient with primary liver melanoma diagnosed based on liver biopsy results and confirmed by histological and immunohistochemical analyses as well as by providing a comprehensive assessment excluding other localizations.

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