title: [Giant abdomino-pubic melanoma. A case report].
abstract: Cutaneous melanoma patients are usually young adults. The evolution into a nodular form darkens the prognosis because it increases the risk of metastasis occurrence. The only curative treatment is wide surgical excision when extension check is negative. We report a case of abdomino-pubic melanoma original by its amazing size, its spreading, both superficial and nodular, without metastasis, and its late occurrence to a senior patient. Curative management was performed with a plastic surgery technique: the abdominal plasty. The melanoma was removed with free margins and the patient was free of disease at six month. This report illustrates the interest of plastic surgery techniques in oncology. It also confirms that plastic surgeon forms an integral part of a multidisciplinary team managing patients with cutaneous melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie orthopédique, traumatologique, plastique et assistance main, CHU J.-Minjoz, 2, boulevard Flemming, 25030 Besançon cedex, France. thomasmeresse@gmail.com
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Meresse
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Biver-Dalle
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aubin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tropet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pauchot
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery