title: Cystic metastatic lymph nodes in malignant melanoma: a case report.
abstract: Melanoma is a rare type of skin cancer with a high mortality rate. Local invasion and metastatic spread are primarily responsible for the morbidity and mortality of melanoma. While metastatic lesions vary from cystic to solid, cystic metastases can be challenging to diagnose. Up to date, there are only a few published studies that describe cystic metastases in melanoma and other conditions such as lymphoma, squamous cell carcinoma and thyroid papillary carcinoma. We describe a case of cystic metastatic axillary lymph nodes in a patient with subungual acral lentiginous melanoma and the challenges to reaching an accurate diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University Medical Center, Herbert Irving Pavilion, 161 Fort Washington Ave., 10th Floor, New York, NY 10032, United States. Electronic address: erm9047@nyp.org.
authors.forename: Eralda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mema
authors.affiliation: Columbia University Medical Center, Herbert Irving Pavilion, 161 Fort Washington Ave., 10th Floor, New York, NY 10032, United States. Electronic address: emmacho2000@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Columbia University Medical Center, Herbert Irving Pavilion, 161 Fort Washington Ave., 10th Floor, New York, NY 10032, United States. Electronic address: rh2616@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.affiliation: Columbia University Medical Center, Herbert Irving Pavilion, 161 Fort Washington Ave., 10th Floor, New York, NY 10032, United States. Electronic address: bt2160@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Bret
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Taback
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001365:Axilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Cystic lymph nodes; Cystic metastases; Melanoma