Abstract

QUIROGA MENDIETA, Luis; MENDOZA LOPEZ VIDELA, Jhosep Nilss  and  RAMOS LOZA, Coral Marina. METASTASIC MALIGNAMENT MELANOMA A CASE REPORT. Rev. Méd. La Paz [online]. 2017, vol.23, n.2, pp.40-44. ISSN 1726-8958.

The malignant melanoma is one of the most aggressive neoplasias, being responsible for 90% of the deaths due to skin cancer; its incidence was increasing during the last decades worldwide. The progression of the disease can occur in the form of local recurrence, by lymphatic dissemination to the regional ganglia, or by hematogenous metastasis to distant sites: skin, organs and bone among others. Regional and distant metastasis occurs in approximately 10% of patients with melanoma at the time of diagnosis, leading to a worse prognosis. The 5-year and 10-year survival in patients with distant metastasis is 12% - 15% and 8%, respectively. The case of a patient who refuses initial treatment of primary lesion is presented, presenting multiple metastasis and fatal outcome.

Keywords : Malignant Melanoma; Metastasis; Skin Cancer.

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