Cutaneous melanoma of the breast.
A series of 21 patients treated surgically for primary melanoma of the skin of the breast has been studied. Melanomas in this location accounted for 1.8% of a total of 1,140 patients with primary clinical Stage I and Stage II melanomas treated during a 28 year period. Wide excision with axillary lymph node dissection in selected instances has resulted in no mortality and no local recurrence to date. This approach allowed the preservation of a major portion of the breast in eight female patients. It is emphasized that melanoma is a cutaneous lesion and considerations applying to lymphatic dissemination of parenchymal disease of the breast need not apply.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery