Diffuse melanosis and ascites due to metastatic malignant melanoma.
We present a female patient who developed mucosal and skin hyperpigmentation due to metastatic malignant melanoma. Diffuse cutaneous melanosis is a rare entity that complicates a small percentage of metastatic melanomas, confering a fatal prognosis. We discuss briefly the current evidence on pathogenesis of melanosis arising from metastatic melanoma.
Dermatology Department, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid. rafelts.hulp@salud.madrid.org
Elena
E
Sendagorta
Angel
A
Pizarro
Marta
M
Feito
Matias
M
Mayor
Paloma
P
Ramírez
Uxua
U
Floristan
Rosa
R
Feltes
D000368:Aged; D001201:Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D008548:Melanosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*