Malignant melanoma with zosteriform metastases.
Melanoma is a tumor that has a high tendency to metastasize to the skin. Zosteriform metastases are a rare form of metastasizing melanoma. We describe a 79-year-old man with melanoma presenting with a dermatomal distribution and no visceral metastases.
Cuerda Galindo
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Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
Sánchez de Paz
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Mansilla Pérez
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Poza Madalena
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Casellas Bravo
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012276:Ricin / Q000506:poisoning; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary
D012276:Ricin