A case of metastatic malignant melanoma presenting with large axillary mass and massive ascites mimicking hematologic malignancy

Year 2016, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 138 - 141, 01.06.2016

Bahar Ergin , Bengü Erkul Alp Özgüzer Muhammed Ali Kaypak Mustafa Değirmenci Harun Akar

Abstract

Malignant melanoma is not only a type of skin cancer but also characterized with a wide spectrum of clinical signs and symptoms. In this article wereport a 32-year-old male case who was admitted to internal medicine clinic for his large axillary mass and massive ascites that was initially thoughtto be due to hematologic malignancy. During our clinical follow-up an ulcerated skin lesion was noticed. Both the pathological evaluations of axillarymass and skin lesion revealed metastatic malignant melanoma.

Keywords

assit, aksiller kitle, biopsy, malign melanoma, deri lezyonları

Hematolojik malignite büyük aksiller kitle ve masif assit ile taklit eden

Abstract

Malign melanom yalnızca bir deri kanseri türü değil, aynı zamanda geniş bir klinik belirti ve bulgular yelpazesinde tanımlanmaktadır. Bu yazıda, büyük aksiller kitle ve masif assit nedeniyle dahiliye kliniğine başvuran ve başlangıçta hematolojik malignite olduğu düşünülen 32 yaşında bir erkek olgu sunuldu. Klinik takip sırasında ülserli deri lezyonu dikkati çekti. Hem aksiller kitle hem de cilt lezyonunun patolojik değerlendirmesinde metastatik malign melanom ortaya konuldu

Keywords

Assit, aksiller kitle, biopsy, malign melanoma, deri lezyonları

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