Open AccessCutaneous Melanoma of the Breast
Author(s) -
Daniel F. Roses,
Matthew N. Harris,
James D. Stern,
Stephen L. Gumport
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-197901000-00021
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , stage (stratigraphy) , axillary lymph node dissection , axillary dissection , dissection (medical) , lymph node , lymphatic system , breast cancer , lesion , surgery , mastectomy , sentinel lymph node , pathology , cancer , paleontology , cancer research , biology
A series of 21 patients treated surgically for primary melanoma of the skin of the breast has been studied. Melanomas in this location accounted for 1.8% of a total of 1,140 patients with primary clinical Stage I and Stage II melanomas treated during a 28 year period. Wide excision with axillary lymph node dissection in selected instances has resulted in no mortality and no local recurrence to date. This approach allowed the preservation of a major portion of the breast in eight female patients. It is emphasized that melanoma is a cutaneous lesion and considerations applying to lymphatic dissemination of parenchymal disease of the breast need not apply.