Recurrent malignant melanoma following a 35-year disease-free interval.
A case is presented of recurrent melanoma following a 35-year disease-free interval after treatment for stage I disease. Although the case seems to indicate a recurrence of melanoma, the possibility that the "recurrent lesions" may have been a new primary lesion should be considered. Regardless of disease-free interval following initial treatment, a complete cure of the disease can never be assumed.
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Division of Dermatology, University of California-Los Angeles, 90024-6957.
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors