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Case Reports
. 2013 Dec 6;1(8):e74.
doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000000018. eCollection 2013 Nov.

Isolated malignant melanoma metastasis to the pancreas

Anne K Larsen  1 , Christen Krag  1 , Poul Geertsen  1 , Linda P Jakobsen  1
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Case Reports

Isolated malignant melanoma metastasis to the pancreas

Anne K Larsen et al. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. .

Abstract

Malignant melanomas rarely develop isolated pancreatic metastases. We describe a unique patient who is still alive 22 years following an isolated pancreatic melanoma metastasis, and we review the sparse literature in the field.

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
The cosmetic result after excision of cutaneous malignant melanoma on the back reconstructed with a split skin graft.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
CT scan of the abdomen identifying the gallbladder (arrow 1) and the malignant melanoma metastasis mass in the head of the pancreas (arrow 2).
Fig. 3.
Fig. 3.
CT scan of the abdomen after the first cycle of systemic treatment showing the gallbladder (arrow 1) and regression of the tumor in the head of the pancreas (arrow 2). In the center of the tumor, an endoprosthesis is creating artifacts.
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