title: [Simultaneous manifestation of blue-rubber-bleb-nevus-syndrome and malignant melanoma].
abstract: Blue rubber bleb nevi (BRBN) are rare vascular malformations of the integument and mucous membranes. Little is known about coherence between these nevi and malignant diseases. We report on a young man with progressive BRBN syndrome representing a thitherto unknown malignant melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen. Sonja.Kinner@uni-due.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kinner
authors.forename: C U
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Herborn
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kroeger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed