A rare case of disseminated malignant melanoma
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 5
Abstract
Malignant melanomas arise from the various tissues harboring melanocytes including skin, mucocutaneous junctions, conjunctiva, iris, and choroids. They may metastasize to various organs including the skin itself but their presentation, as metastatic cutaneous nodules, is rare. Hereby, a case of metastases of melanoma with unknown primary is being reported, where a young adult male presented with cutaneous nodules of melanoma and metastatic deposits in the lungs and brain.
Authors and Affiliations
Anuj Sharma, Vinay Shanker, Gita Ram Tegta, Ghanshyam Kumar Verma, Renu Rattan
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP316536
- DOI 10.5455/ijmsph.2017.1270015012017
- Views 79
- Downloads 0
Prevalence of mosquito-borne Plasmodium infection in patients attending fever clinic in a tertiary-care teaching hospital, western India
Background: Malaria is a serious vector-borne parasitic infection worldwide in distribution, and it is still one of the important causes of morbidity and mortality in India. In a developing country such as India, it...
Quality assessment of nutritional components of Integrated Child Development Services provided in rural Puducherry
Background: The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is a large program started with the main objective of improving health, nutrition, and development of children. Over a period of 37 years, the system laid foun...
Utility of pleural fluid routine and microscopy examination plus adenosine deaminase levels in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion
Background: Tuberculous pleural effusion is the second most common site of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Not all centers have access to advanced and invasive tests and affordability is also an issue. Hence, diagnosis is l...
Anesthetic management of a patient with torsion of ovarian cyst in the third trimester of pregnancy
Ventricular septal defect is an acyanotic congenital heart disease, characterized by a left-to-right shunt. The incidence varies between two and six per 1000 live births. It is found in 30% to 60% of all the newborns...
MODS and Enterobacter-related cellulitis following multiple wasp stings
Skin infections following insect bites and stings are unusual. Apart from the local and systemic reactions that have been generally described, wasp stings also cause significant morbidity due to skin infections. We rep...