Malignant melanoma as a cause of inflammatory metastasis to the skin is a rare phenomenon referred to as in-transit metastasis (ITM). We report an unusual case of a patient who developed left leg lesions resembling lymphangiectasis.
Punch biopsy results revealed atypical cells consistent with melanoma.
The patient had a history of high-risk melanoma involving the left side of the lower extremity.
This case highlights the need for a high index of suspicion for ITM in patients with a history of melanoma.
Therapeutic options are discussed.
2009-10-21
Eng.
Cutis; cutaneous medicine for the practitioner
Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, USA. tshekhel [at] hotmail.com
Cutis. 2009 Sep;84(3):151-8
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