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Late metastases of cutaneous malignant melanoma
Author(s) -
STEINER A.,
WOLF C.,
PEHAMBERGER H.,
WOLFF K.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1986.tb04884.x
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , dermatology , metastasis , surgery , cancer , cancer research
SUMMARY Although late recurrence of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is a known clinical phenomenon, only 12 adequately documented cases exist in the literature. We describe two female patients with CMM who developed melanoma metastases 18 years after radical excision of their primary tumours and presumed cure. Increasing numbers of reports of cases of delayed metastases of CMM might have implications for management and follow up of melanoma patients.