A Giant Metastatic Inguinal Lymph Node from Melanoma

A 49-year-old woman was admitted to our institution with a giant necrotizing and ulcerative inguinal mass that measured 17 × 11 centimeters. She had a history of dorsal ulcerated nodular melanoma with a Breslow thickness to 10 mm, clark’s level was 4 and an mitotic activity of 1 mitosis per 40 high-...

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Published in:Indian journal of surgery 2013-10, Vol.75 (5), p.416-417
Main Authors: Bertheuil, N., Heusse, J. L., Khamphommala, L., Watier, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac Surgery
Images in Surgery
Lymphatic system
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Melanoma
Metastasis
Neurosurgery
Pediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
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Summary:A 49-year-old woman was admitted to our institution with a giant necrotizing and ulcerative inguinal mass that measured 17 × 11 centimeters. She had a history of dorsal ulcerated nodular melanoma with a Breslow thickness to 10 mm, clark’s level was 4 and an mitotic activity of 1 mitosis per 40 high-power fields. She was operated in emergency for an ilioinguinal dissection, then 15 days later, a secondary coverage by Taylor’s flap. The pathological examination found a melanoma metastasis. She is alive at fourteen months after the operation.
ISSN:0972-2068
0973-9793
DOI:10.1007/s12262-012-0504-x