Sex chromatin positive metastatic melanoma in a male with a favourable prognosis.
The presence of sex chromatin in a metastatic malignant melanoma from a male patient aged 26 who showed no evidence of any constitutional chromosome anomaly is described. A possible association between the apparently "female" origin of the tumour and the good response to therapy is considered.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008558:Melphalan / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy; D012728:Sex Chromatin; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy
D008558:Melphalan