Malignant melanoma in association with or mimicking blue naevus.
Malignant blue naevus is a rare but highly aggressive form of cutaneous malignant melanoma, which spreads often and early to the regional lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and other organs. We report three cases, review published reports, and recommend treatment.
Birch-Johansen
Fatima Habbou
FH
Department of Plastic Surgery, Roskilde Hospital, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Strandvejen 63, Copenhagen, Denmark. fatima@cancer.dk
Sjøstrand
Helle
H
Lock-Andersen
Jørgen
J
D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*