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Case Reports
. 2012 Summer;12(2):149-51.

Breast metastasis from a melanoma

Ahmad Al Samaraee  1 , Hazem Khout, Tarig Barakat, Tarannum Fasih
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Case Reports

Breast metastasis from a melanoma

Ahmad Al Samaraee et al. Ochsner J. 2012 Summer.

Abstract

Benign and primary malignant breast tumors are quite common, but secondary tumors in the breast from metastatic malignancies are rare. Nevertheless, metastasis to the breast must be considered in any patient with a known primary malignant tumor history who presents with a breast lump. We report a case of a premenopausal woman diagnosed with a metastatic melanoma in her breast.

Keywords: Breast malignancies; breast metastases; melanoma.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no financial or proprietary interest in the subject matter of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Mammogram of the left breast showing a well-defined mass (M). Ultrasound scan of the left breast showing a multilobulated mass (U).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Melanoma stains of the left breast lump core biopsy. A: 100% positivity to S-100 protein. B: Patchy staining for Melan-A and HMB-45.
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