title: Melanoma metastatic to "lipomata".
abstract: Three patients presented with solitary melanoma metastases that mimicked a simple "lipomata." On further investigation each patient had a discrete fatty tissue tumor mass surrounding a melanoma metastasis. The presence of an enlarging mass in patients with a history of melanoma should be viewed with suspicion and a biopsy should be performed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*