DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Metastatic melanoma
Melanoma
Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes. Melanocytes are cells that produce the dark pigment, melanin, which is responsible for the color of skin. They predominantly occur in skin, but are also found in other parts of the body, including the bowel and the eye. Melanoma can occur in any part of the body that contains melanocytes. Melanoma is less common than other skin cancers. However, it is much more dangerous and causes the majority (75%) of deaths related to skin cancer. Worldwide, doctors diagnose about 160,000 new cases of melanoma yearly...
Metastatic melanoma - List of case studies
- Metastatic melanoma stage IIIC
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Metastatic melanoma short_summary: ...
- Small Cell Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Cervix – additional opinion
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left side of the body. Moreover, evidence is seen of nodal metastatic spread in the retroperitoneum and pelvis, mainly on the left. ... tumors, small round blue cell tumors, metastatic melanoma, lymphoma, and poorly differentiated non-small cell carcinomas. (2) ...
- Stage IV Melanoma
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26-year-old patient was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma with massive metastatic spreading around the lymph node, and underwent surgical treatment: ...