title: Malignant melanoma with zosteriform metastases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cuerda Galindo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez de Paz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mansilla Pérez
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Poza Madalena
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casellas Bravo
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D012276:Ricin