title: Giant melanoma of the abdomen: case report and revision of the published cases.
abstract: Malignant melanoma presenting as a giant cutaneous mass is rarely observed in clinical practice. A few patients with giant melanoma have been reported, Herein, we document our experience with a patient with giant cutaneous melanoma of the abdomen and review the features of previously reported individuals.
authors.affiliation: University of Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: di Meo
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stinco
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gatti
authors.forename: Enzo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Errichetti
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonin
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albano
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trevisini
authors.forename: Giusto
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trevisan
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000096142:Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma