title: Amelanotic Melanoma Arising in Filarial Leg: A Report of a Rare Case.
abstract: Amelanotic melanoma arising on chronic lymphoedema has not been reported earlier. We reported a case of amelanotic melanoma of right leg developing in a background of chronic lymphoedema of filarial origin in an elderly male of 60 years, who underwent wide local excision of the lesion followed by skin grafting for the same. A histopathological diagnosis of amelanotic melanoma was made. The patient was on follow up when he developed brain metastasis within a period of nine months for which he was operated and is on regular follow up now. We believe this as the first case report of this unusual combination.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, AIIMS, BBSR , Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India .
authors.forename: Mamita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.affiliation: Additional Professor, Department of Pathology, AIIMS, BBSR , Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India .
authors.forename: Susama
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Surgery, AIIMS, BBSR , Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India .
authors.forename: Susanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meher
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, AIIMS, BBSR , Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India .
authors.forename: Prakash Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sasmal
keywords: Filariasis; Lower extremities; Lymphoedema