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Prolonged survival in metastatic malignant melanoma associated with vitiligo
Author(s) -
DUHRA P.,
ILCHYSHYN A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1991.tb00383.x
Subject(s) - vitiligo , medicine , melanoma , metastatic melanoma , lesion , lymph , dermatology , metastasis , metastatic lesion , pathology , cancer , cancer research
Summary A metastatic malignant melanoma presenting with axillary lymphadenopathy and without a detectable primary lesion is described in a 66‐year‐old woman. Extensive vitiligo developed 6 years after this diagnosis. There has been no recurrence of melanoma for 10 years following surgical resection of the lymph nodes. The significance of vitiligo and an elusive primary lesion to the favourable prognosis in metastatic malignant melanoma is discussed.