title: FNA diagnosis of malignant melanoma-recurrent and metastatic disease.
abstract: We present a case of a 60-year-old woman with multiple right axillary swellings. Patient had a history of lump with pigmentation over back for which she was operated upon. There was also a nodule over resected scar on back. A final diagnosis of malignant melanoma (recurrent and metastatic to axillary lymph nodes) was rendered with the help of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Malignant melanomas are the most lethal of cancers of the skin and are notorious for the great variability of cytological presentation. We discuss the role of FNAC in early diagnosis and prognostication of recurrent and metastatic disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, J N Medical College, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Anshu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Meher
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: Aroonima
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Misra
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*; D008543:Melanins / Q000378:metabolism; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D008543:Melanins