Primary Retroperitoneal Melanoma Presented in a Rare Extracutaneous Site for Malignant Melanoma

Malignant melanoma, as the name implies, is a malignant tumor of melanocytes, found in the skin, eyes, meningeal lining and the mucosal epithelium of the aero-digestive and genitourinary tracts. Malignant melanoma is typically skin malignancy, which rarely presents at extracutaneous site. Here we pr...

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Published in:Rare tumors 2016-10, Vol.8 (3), p.6308-136
Main Authors: Alsharedi, Mohamed, Zgheib, Nadim Bou, Khelfa, Yousef, Raufi, Ali, Elmsherghi, Nabiha, Lebowicz, Yehuda
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
Extra-cutaneous melanoma
Malignant melanoma
Primary retroperitoneal melanoma
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Summary:Malignant melanoma, as the name implies, is a malignant tumor of melanocytes, found in the skin, eyes, meningeal lining and the mucosal epithelium of the aero-digestive and genitourinary tracts. Malignant melanoma is typically skin malignancy, which rarely presents at extracutaneous site. Here we present a rare case of primary retroperitoneal melanoma and review the findings in comparison with other cases described in literature.
ISSN:2036-3605
2036-3613
2036-3613
DOI:10.4081/rt.2016.6308