Malignant melanoma - cutaneous metastases.
Melanoma composed of melanocytes may arise in the skin or other tissues harboring melanocytes, such muco-cutaneous junctions, mucosa including the conjunctiva, iris, choroids and substantia nigra.1 Metastases to the skin and subcutaneous tissues from a malignant melanoma are less common. A case of multiple painless nodules on the body that revealed metastatic deposits of melanoma on histopathological examination is being reported.
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Division of Community Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar - 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India. dr_padmavathy@gmail.com
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Lakshmana Rao
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Ethirajan
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Krishna Swamy
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