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Acral Melanoma Presenting with Lung Invasion and a Giant Inguinal Mass

Akciğer İnvazyonu Ve İnguinal Bölgede Dev Kitle İle Prezente Olan Akral Melanom

Nurhayat Ozkan Sevencan(THE UNIVERSITY OF KARABUK, MEDICINE FACULTY, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE)0000-0001-9013-3517
Ahmet Mert Yanık(KARABUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE)0000-0002-1908-0149
Özlem Baykal(KARABUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE)0000-0002-9608-4389
Yusif Jafarov(KARABUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE)0000-0002-9639-1258
İlhan Asude Akça(KARABUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE)0000-0002-3670-0135
Duygu Gül(KARABUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE)0000-0002-1574-2184
Erol Bat(KARABUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE)0000-0001-5161-1803
Onur Tangur(KARABUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE)0000-0002-8656-301X
Adem Akbal(KARABUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE)0000-0002-3500-6141
Ayse Rana Sarıkaya(KARABUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE)0000-0001-6941-2036
Burçak Kayhan(KARABUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE)0000-0003-3980-2636
Pages
259–261
Publication Date
2021-09-01
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In this report, we present the case of an 84-year-old female patient with malignant melanoma, which was diagnosed late, recurred in the same area following surgery, and caused lung metastasis and a giant inguinal mass.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Although malignant melanoma is a rare type of skin cancer, it accounts for most skin cancer-related deaths.
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Key Findings & Data:Foot lesions may be ignored by both patients and clinicians and could therefore lead to advanced disease.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this report, we present the case of an 84-year-old female patient with malignant melanoma, which was diagnosed late, recurred in the same area following surgery, and caused lung metastasis and a giant inguinal mass.
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⚙️Variables:Malignant melanoma · cutaneous cancer · foot ulcer

Abstract

Although malignant melanoma is a rare type of skin cancer, it accounts for most skin cancer-related deaths. Foot lesions may be ignored by both patients and clinicians and could therefore lead to advanced disease. An acral melanoma may also be confused with a pressure ulcer and result in a late diagnosis. The need to perform a skin biopsy should therefore be considered when dealing with protracted wounds. In this report, we present the case of an 84-year-old female patient with malignant melanoma, which was diagnosed late, recurred in the same area following surgery, and caused lung metastasis and a giant inguinal mass.

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Malign melanom, nadir görülen bir cilt kanseri türü olmasına rağmen cilt kanserlerine bağlı ölümlerin çoğunluğunu oluşturur. Ayaktaki melanomlar hem hasta hem de klinisyen tarafından önemsenmeyebilir ve sonrasında hasta metastatik lezyonlar ile prezente olabilir. Ayrıca bu yaralar basınç ülseri ile karıştırılabilir ve bu durum tanının gecikmesine neden olabilir. Uzun süre iyileşmeyen ayak yaralarında cilt biyopsisi yapılması gerektiği unutulmamalıdır. Biz bu yazıda; opere edilmesine rağmen ayağın aynı bölgesinde nüks eden, akciğer metastazı ve inguinal bölgede dev kitleye neden olan, akral melanomlu 84 yaşında bir kadın hastayı sunduk.

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Sevencan, N. O., Yanık, A. M., Baykal, Ö., Jafarov, Y., Akça, İ. A., Gül, D., Bat, E., Tangur, O., Akbal, A., Sarıkaya, A. R., Kayhan, B. (2021). Acral Melanoma Presenting with Lung Invasion and a Giant Inguinal Mass. Medical Records, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 3, 259–261. https://doi.org/10.37990/medr.911263

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