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Review
. 1996;123(3):194-5.

[Cutaneous metastases of melanoma localized on the cicatrix at the site of flap taking]

[Article in French]
V Salmon-Ehr  1 , E Estève, M P Cambie, H Serpier, B Kalis
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  • PMID: 8761784
Review

[Cutaneous metastases of melanoma localized on the cicatrix at the site of flap taking]

[Article in French]
V Salmon-Ehr et al. Ann Dermatol Venereol. 1996.

Abstract

Introduction: We report one case of melanoma cutaneous metastases strictly localized on a skin graft donor site distant from the tumor site.

Case report: A patient with a shoulder melanoma was treated by surgery. A split-thickness skin graft was taken from a thigh to cover the raw area. Six months later, nodular cutaneous metastases strictly localized on the skin graft donor site appeared.

Comments: Physiopathology of those lesions is unknown. Hyaluronic acid is increased in granulation tissue and could be chimiotactic for melanoma cells.

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