Two malignant melanomas in skin and tonsil during consecutive pregnancies.
A patient is described with two primary malignant melanomas which developed during consecutive pregnancies four years apart. The first melanoma was of the cutaneous nodular type located on the arm. The second, of the superficial spreading type, was located in the oral mucosa near the right tonsil. The influence of pregnancy on the development and outcome of malignant melanomas is discussed, and the risk of a subsequent pregnancy is emphasised.
Department of Oto-rhino-laryngology, Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
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Walsted
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Thomsen
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Nielsen
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*