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KMID : 0371320120830060388
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Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2012 Volume.83 No. 6 p.388 ~ p.392
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Primary cutaneous malignant melanoma of the breast
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Kim Seon-Kwang
Kim Young-Wook
Youn Hyun-Jo
Park Ho-Sung
Jung Sung-Hoo
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Abstract
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Cutaneous malignant melanoma of the breast can be divided into two categories: primary and metastatic lesions. Cutaneous malignant melanoma of the breast is a rare tumor, accounting for less than 5% of all malignant melanomas. Clinical features and diagnostic methods of primary cutaneous malignant melanoma of the breast are similar to those arising from other cutaneous areas. Treatment of choice is wide local excision with adequate resection margin according to tumor thickness. Sentinel lymph node biopsy should be performed because the presence of lymph node metastasis is the most important prognostic factor. There have been only limited reports involving primary cutaneous malignant melanoma of the breast. Thus, we report a case of primary cutaneous malignant melanoma in a 59-year-old woman with a review of the recent literature.
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KEYWORD
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Breast neoplasms, Melanoma, Sentinel lymph node biopsy
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