Malignant melanoma is the eighth most common cancer in European women. Its incidence is increasing rapidly and it has been demonstrated that this is related to sun exposure. Although few cases of bilateral uveal or choroidal melanoma are described in literature, there are no cases reporting bilateral cutaneous malignant melanoma. We report a singular case of a 43-year-old woman with two primary bilateral melanomas localized on the flexural surface of both legs.
Primary bilateral malignant melanoma of the lower limbs / Lembo, Serena; Megna, Matteo; Maddalena, Paolo; Monfrecola, Ambra; Balato, Anna; Baldo, Antonello. - In: DERMATOLOGY REPORTS. - ISSN 2036-7392. - 3:2(2011), p. e20. [10.4081/dr.2011.e20]
Primary bilateral malignant melanoma of the lower limbs
Lembo, Serena
;Megna, Matteo;Balato, Anna;Baldo, Antonello
2011
Abstract
Malignant melanoma is the eighth most common cancer in European women. Its incidence is increasing rapidly and it has been demonstrated that this is related to sun exposure. Although few cases of bilateral uveal or choroidal melanoma are described in literature, there are no cases reporting bilateral cutaneous malignant melanoma. We report a singular case of a 43-year-old woman with two primary bilateral melanomas localized on the flexural surface of both legs.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
