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Malign Melanomanın Eş Zamanlı Olarak İnguinal ve Popliteal Lenf Nodu Metastazı: Nadir Görülen Olgu Sunumu

Malignant Melanoma with Simultaneous Inguinal and Popliteal Lymph Node Metastases: A Rare Case Report

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This case report is presented to draw surgeons' attention to the possibility of lymph node metastases in inguinal and popliteal regions even when neither clinical examination nor imaging reveals inguinal metastasis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Metastatic malignant melanomas of the distal leg and foot typically metastasize to the lymph nodes of the groin.
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Key Findings & Data:The rate of popliteal metastasis in lower extremity melanomas ranges from 0.3% to 7%.
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Conclusion & Impact:This case report is presented to draw surgeons' attention to the possibility of lymph node metastases in inguinal and popliteal regions even when neither clinical examination nor imaging reveals inguinal metastasis.
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Abstract

Metastatic malignant melanomas of the distal leg and foot typically metastasize to the lymph nodes of the groin. In rare cases, the first site of nodal metastasis is the popliteal fossa. The rate of popliteal metastasis in lower extremity melanomas ranges from 0.3% to 7%. Simultaneous popliteal and inguinal lymph node metastases are also quite rare. We present a case of a melanoma located in the heel with palpable popliteal lymph node involvement, which was not evident on clinical examination and positron emission tomography imaging. Despite this lack of evidence, the histopathological results revealed that the inguinal lymph nodes were infiltrated with melanoma. This case report is presented to draw surgeons' attention to the possibility of lymph node metastases in inguinal and popliteal regions even when neither clinical examination nor imaging reveals inguinal metastasis.

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Bacak distalinde ve ayakta görülen metastatik malign melanomlar genellikle inguinal lenf noduna metastaz yaparlar. Popliteal fossa ise nadir görülen ilk nodal metastaz alanıdır. Alt ekstremite melanomlarının popliteal metastaz oranları %3 ila %7 arasındadır. Eş zamanlı olarak inguinal ve popliteal lenf nodu metastazları ise oldukça nadir görülmektedir. Biz bu makalede, palpe edilebilen popliteal lenf nodu metastazı olan fakat hem klinik muayenede hem de pozitron emisyon tomografisi (PET) görüntülemesinde inguinal metastaza dair herhangi bir bulgu olmadığı halde histopatolojik sonuçlara göre inguinal lenf nodlarında metastaz görülen, topukta malign melanom olgusunu sunmaktayız. Bu olgu ile hem klinik muayenede hem de görüntüleme yönteminde inguinal metastaza dair bir bulgu saptanmasa dahi, popliteal ve inguinal bölgelere eş zamanlı olarak lenf metastazı ihtimali olabileceği cerrahların dikkatine sunulmuştur.

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KARADAĞ, E. Ç., GÜNDEŞLİOĞLU, A. Ö., İNAN, İ. (2017). Malign Melanomanın Eş Zamanlı Olarak İnguinal ve Popliteal Lenf Nodu Metastazı: Nadir Görülen Olgu Sunumu. Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery, Cilt: 25 - Sayı: 2, 103–106. https://ajindex.com/articles/375821

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