Open AccessA Brief Study on Primary Melanoma over Breast Region
Author(s) -
Kishore Hiwale,
Avadh Kishor Tyagi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i40b32267
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , adjuvant therapy , presentation (obstetrics) , disease , lesion , dermatology , lymph node , surgery , pathology , chemotherapy , cancer research
Background: Malignant melanoma is mostly found in mucous membranes and skin. So it’s occurrence on the breast skin is very rare.
Case Presentation: In our study, 50-year-old female came to OPD with complaint of skin lesions on the breast since 2 months. On diagnosis, skin lesion was found to be malignant melanoma and the disease had metastasized in right axillary lymph node with discoloration over breast.
Conclusion: The prognosis for patients with this disease is very poor. Important procedures which may increase the survival rate include, Early diagnosis and surgical resection with adjuvant therapy.