Metastatic melanoma presenting as a breast mass – role of radiologist as a clinician

Breast tissue can be the host of not only many benign and malignant tumors but can also be a metastatic site for various tumors such as leukemia, lung cancer, and melanoma. This report describes an unusual case of a 43-year-old female who presented with a new palpable breast lump and several similar...

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Main Authors:	Swati Sharma, MD, Deidra Sanders Long, MD, Smita Sharma, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:	Radiology Case Reports
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320304027

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spelling	doaj-2786bb6ed610494fabec111f42468e8f2020-11-25T03:18:59ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332020-10-01151020312035Metastatic melanoma presenting as a breast mass – role of radiologist as a clinicianSwati Sharma, MD0Deidra Sanders Long, MD1Smita Sharma, MD2Department of Radiology, University of Florida, 267 Old Bluff Drive Ponte Vedra, Jacksonville, FL 32081, USA; Corresponding author.Department of Pathology, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USADepartment of Radiology, University of Florida, 267 Old Bluff Drive Ponte Vedra, Jacksonville, FL 32081, USABreast tissue can be the host of not only many benign and malignant tumors but can also be a metastatic site for various tumors such as leukemia, lung cancer, and melanoma. This report describes an unusual case of a 43-year-old female who presented with a new palpable breast lump and several similar extramammary lumps on her skin. A melanoma panel, consisting of S100, HMB45, and Melan-A stains, was included in the pathology evaluation due to diagnostic suspicion of the radiologist and revealed metastatic melanoma. This case highlights the importance of detailed history and relevant physical exam as well as clinical and imaging correlation. It serves as a reminder to radiologists to include metastatic melanoma in the differential of suspicious subcutaneous breast masses, especially in patients with multiple subcutaneous lumps in the body or abnormal skin findings.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320304027
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title	Metastatic melanoma presenting as a breast mass – role of radiologist as a clinician
title_short	Metastatic melanoma presenting as a breast mass – role of radiologist as a clinician
title_full	Metastatic melanoma presenting as a breast mass – role of radiologist as a clinician
title_fullStr	Metastatic melanoma presenting as a breast mass – role of radiologist as a clinician
title_full_unstemmed	Metastatic melanoma presenting as a breast mass – role of radiologist as a clinician
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publisher	Elsevier
series	Radiology Case Reports
issn	1930-0433
publishDate	2020-10-01
description	Breast tissue can be the host of not only many benign and malignant tumors but can also be a metastatic site for various tumors such as leukemia, lung cancer, and melanoma. This report describes an unusual case of a 43-year-old female who presented with a new palpable breast lump and several similar extramammary lumps on her skin. A melanoma panel, consisting of S100, HMB45, and Melan-A stains, was included in the pathology evaluation due to diagnostic suspicion of the radiologist and revealed metastatic melanoma. This case highlights the importance of detailed history and relevant physical exam as well as clinical and imaging correlation. It serves as a reminder to radiologists to include metastatic melanoma in the differential of suspicious subcutaneous breast masses, especially in patients with multiple subcutaneous lumps in the body or abnormal skin findings.
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320304027
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Metastatic melanoma presenting as a breast mass – role of radiologist as a clinician

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