title: Massive nodular melanoma: a case report.
abstract: Melanoma is the sixth most common cancer in the United States, and its incidence rates are currently increasing faster than for any other cancer. Nodular melanoma often carries a poor prognosis because of local invasion and early distant metastasis. Herein, we report a case of the largest primary melanoma in the current literature, along with the management strategy of a primary tumor of this magnitude.
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Mandy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harting
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tarrant
authors.forename: Craig A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kovitz
authors.forename: Ted
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Harting
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Souchon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy