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Journal of General Internal Medicine
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 11/2014

01-11-2014 | Clinical Practice: Clinical Images

Recurrent Melanoma Presenting as a Very Large Cardiac Mass with Concurrent Pancreatic Involvement

Authors: Avital Y. O’Glasser, MD, Rebecca R. Sauerwein, BS

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 11/2014

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A59-year-old Caucasian woman was diagnosed with a right shoulder 2.0 mm deep, Clark’s Level IV melanoma (stage T2aN0/IB), 2.5 years prior. She underwent wide-excision and surgical staging with negative lymph nodes. She did not receive whole-body imaging or adjuvant therapy. …
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Metadata
Title
Recurrent Melanoma Presenting as a Very Large Cardiac Mass with Concurrent Pancreatic Involvement
Authors
Avital Y. O’Glasser, MD
Rebecca R. Sauerwein, BS
Publication date
01-11-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 11/2014
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-014-2853-6

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