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Atrial and placental melanoma metastasis: a case report and literature review

Authors: Pradeep Lakshminarayana, Sarah Danson, Kim Suvarna, Barry Hancock

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2007

Abstract

Malignant melanoma can metastasize to virtually any organ of the body. The aggressiveness is determined by the primary site, depth of dermal invasion, presence or absence of ulceration, lymphovascular infiltration and regional lymph node involvement. We report a case of a pregnant woman with a previous history of stage 3 melanoma who presented with cardiac metastasis and placental melanoma infiltration. A review of literature on cardiac and placental involvement of melanoma is also provided.

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Title: Atrial and placental melanoma metastasis: a case report and literature review
Authors: Pradeep Lakshminarayana
Sarah Danson
Kim Suvarna
Barry Hancock
Publication date: 01-12-2007
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-1-21

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