Diffuse melanosis secondary to disseminated malignant melanoma.
A patient with melanosis and melanuria in whom disseminated malignant melanoma was found is described herein. The primary malignant process was not detected in the skin. Light and electron microscopic examinations, as well as cytochemical studies, revealed numerous melanin-containing macrophages in the skin.
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008543:Melanins / Q000652:urine; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine; D008548:Melanosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology
D008543:Melanins