Dermoscopic Appearance of Intraluminal Hematogenous and Lymphatic Patterns of Cutaneous Melanoma Metastases

Dermoscopic patterns of cutaneous melanoma metastases.

In 2-8% of patients with melanoma, the first clinical manifestation of the disease may be skin metastasis. In these cases, differential diagnosis with the primary melanoma, benign melanocytic lesions, and other malignant and benign skin growths is particularly challenging. For this reason, the dermatologist's approach to cutaneous metastases of malignant melanoma calls for knowledge of the grea...

Dermoscopic findings in cutaneous metastases.

IMPORTANCE Cutaneous metastases rarely develop in patients with cancer but have important implications for prognosis and treatment. While dermoscopy is useful for many skin lesions, few data exist regarding dermoscopic findings in cutaneous metastases. OBSERVATIONS We reviewed high-quality dermoscopic images of 20 outpatients with biopsy-proven cutaneous metastases and known diagnosis of unde...

Dermoscopic appearance of an amelanotic mucosal melanoma

BACKGROUND Hypomelanotic or amelanotic melanomas are challenging to identify, especially at mucosal sites. The dermoscopic clues to the diagnosis of mucosal melanomas have been reported to be structureless zones with the presence of blue, gray, or white colors. CASE A female in her seventies noted a new lesion on the inside of her right labia that first appeared two months prior. Her past med...

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Therapy of hematogenous melanoma brain metastases with endostatin.

PURPOSE Cerebral metastases represent the most common type of brain tumors. This study investigated the effects of endogenous endostatin on hematogenous cerebral melanoma metastases. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Murine K1735 melanoma cells were transfected with the mouse endostatin cDNA. Experimental tumors were induced either by s.c. injection, intracerebral implantation, or via injection into the in...