title: [A man with a big tumour on his back].
abstract: A 47-year-old man was seen with a big tumour on his back. The tumour had started growing a year earlier, but the man never consulted a doctor. Histopathology showed melanoma, and there were no signs of metastastatic disease. The tumour was surgically removed.
authors.affiliation: Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, afd. Chirurgie, Delft, the Netherlands. cakir_hamit@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hamit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: Carmen C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: van der Pol
mesh_terms: D001415:Back / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome