title: Metastatic Melanoma of a MetatarsalA Case Report.
abstract: A 53-year-old woman presented with painful swelling of the right forefoot presenting clinically as a metatarsal stress fracture. Radiographs showed destructive changes, and diagnostic imaging revealed an aggressive neoplasm. The lesion was biopsied, and the pathologic diagnosis was metastatic melanoma. A thorough physical examination and advanced imaging did not reveal a primary tumor. Ray resection was performed with en bloc resection of the neoplasm. The patient continues to receive long-term immune stimulation chemotherapy 34 months after the ray resection.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Friend
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D008682:Metatarsal Bones; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography