Metastatic Malignant Melanoma Presenting as an Appendiceal Mucocele | Zendy

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Metastatic Malignant Melanoma Presenting as an Appendiceal Mucocele

Author(s) -

Ahmad Alduaij,

Murray B. Resnick,

Makoto Kawata,

Victor E. Pricolo

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.228

H-Index - 54

eISSN - 1687-8469

pISSN - 1687-8450

DOI - 10.1155/2011/546570

Subject(s) - medicine , mucocele , melanoma , presentation (obstetrics) , metastatic melanoma , dermatology , case presentation , general surgery , radiology , pathology , surgery , cancer research

Melanoma metastatic to the appendix is extremely rare. Here we describe a case of a 31-year-old female from Bolivia with a remote history of metastatic malignant melanoma first diagnosed as a cutaneous malignant melanoma ten years prior to this presentation. The patient was being followed for a mucocele which on resection was found to be metastatic melanoma. “Mucocele” is a generic diagnosis that warrants further characterization and treatment.

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