title: Metastatic malignant melanoma to the foot and ankle: a review of the literature and case report.
abstract: The lower extremity is a frequent site for malignant melanomas. However, skeletal metastases involving the foot and ankle are a rarity. Nearly all documented cases of secondary pedal bone metastasis have originated from a primary subungual melanoma. The following case study illustrates an unusual skeletal metastasis to the foot and ankle arising from a primary malignant melanoma of the torso.
authors.affiliation: Division of Podiatric Surgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, 39th & Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2699, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Downey
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Lamm
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005529:Foot Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology