Unknow Primary Melanoma.
- Author:
Taie Seung KIM
;
Kyu Rae KIM
;
Byung Sun ROH
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Incidence;
Neoplasm Metastasis
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
1985;19(3):355-359
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Unknown primary melanoma shows only metastatic malignant malanoma without obvious primary tumor. These unusual instances of unknown primary melanoma have reported incidences of 1.0~8.7%. This 51 year old patient had many intra-abdominal and mesenteric masses without visible primary tumor. The most commonly accepted explanation for unknown primary melanoma is spontaneous regression of a primary skin lesion.
