A case of recurrent desmoplastic malignant melanoma presenting as empyema with underlying lung mass.
Desmoplastic malignant melanoma (DMM) is an extremely rare subtype of cutaneous melanoma that has diverse clinical presentations. We describe the unique case of a 57-year-old man presenting with empyema secondary to vascular occlusion from metastatic DMM. Only two other cases of DMM presenting as a lung mass have been previously reported in the literature. This report highlights potential insidious pathology of DMM, which requires a high clinical suspicion to properly diagnose and manage.
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA mangaladevi_patil@brown.edu.
Mangaladevi S
MS
Patil
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
Kristopher M
KM
Day
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA Department of Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
Bassam I
BI
Aswad
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA Department of Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
Jesse
J
Hart
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
Thomas
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Ng