Harsten RM, Fisher R, Al-Sanjari N, Idaewor P, Saad Abdalla Al-Zawi A. Metastatic Malignant Melanoma With Occult Primary Presenting as Breast Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Cureus 2021;
13:e15886. [PMID:
34327106 PMCID:
PMC8304196 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.15886]
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Abstract
Skin malignant melanoma (MM) is a malignant neoplasm that arises from the melanocytes in the basal layer of the epidermis. It is considered an aggressive neoplasm and is responsible for 75% of skin cancer deaths. Here we present a case of a young female patient who presented with a left breast mass and investigations revealed multiple disease foci from an occult MM.
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