Acute Truncal Lymphedema Secondary to Axillary Metastatic Melanoma Presenting Like Cellulitis
There are reported cases of diphencyprone used in treating cutaneous metastases of melanoma. Here, we report a patient with previous primary melanoma on his left back treated with surgical excision and lymphadenectomy, followed by radiotherapy for the recurrent tumor on the primary site. Despite rad...
Main Authors: | Shelley J. E. Hwang, Benjamin Y. Kong, Shaun Chou, Deepal Wakade, Matteo S. Carlino, Pablo Fernandez-Penas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2017-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5462929 |
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