Unique presentation of a malignant melanoma in a capillary malformation: A case report
Vascular lesions can be subdivided into haemangiomas and vascular malformations. This benign tumour very rarely coexists or transforms into malignancy. In this case report, we present a disseminated malignant melanoma in a capillary malformation. The tumour grew rapidly over a period of 6 months. Ch...
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| author | Christian Lyngsaa Lang Jógvan Suni Øregaard Jakob Felbo Paulsen Barbara Jemec |
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| description | Vascular lesions can be subdivided into haemangiomas and vascular malformations. This benign tumour very rarely coexists or transforms into malignancy. In this case report, we present a disseminated malignant melanoma in a capillary malformation. The tumour grew rapidly over a period of 6 months. Changes in vascular lesions should always be investigated thoroughly, as these changes could represent a malignant transformation, metastases or a coexisting tumour – even a malignant melanoma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8693ee5a9bfe40b2b295087d576cb09c2022-12-21T18:14:54ZengElsevierJPRAS Open2352-58782015-09-015C4610.1016/j.jpra.2015.05.001Unique presentation of a malignant melanoma in a capillary malformation: A case reportChristian Lyngsaa LangJógvan Suni ØregaardJakob Felbo PaulsenBarbara JemecVascular lesions can be subdivided into haemangiomas and vascular malformations. This benign tumour very rarely coexists or transforms into malignancy. In this case report, we present a disseminated malignant melanoma in a capillary malformation. The tumour grew rapidly over a period of 6 months. Changes in vascular lesions should always be investigated thoroughly, as these changes could represent a malignant transformation, metastases or a coexisting tumour – even a malignant melanoma.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587815000212Malignant melanomaVascular malformationCapillary malformationTransformation |
| spellingShingle | Christian Lyngsaa Lang Jógvan Suni Øregaard Jakob Felbo Paulsen Barbara Jemec Unique presentation of a malignant melanoma in a capillary malformation: A case report JPRAS Open Malignant melanoma Vascular malformation Capillary malformation Transformation |
| title | Unique presentation of a malignant melanoma in a capillary malformation: A case report |
| title_full | Unique presentation of a malignant melanoma in a capillary malformation: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Unique presentation of a malignant melanoma in a capillary malformation: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unique presentation of a malignant melanoma in a capillary malformation: A case report |
| title_short | Unique presentation of a malignant melanoma in a capillary malformation: A case report |
| title_sort | unique presentation of a malignant melanoma in a capillary malformation a case report |
| topic | Malignant melanoma Vascular malformation Capillary malformation Transformation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587815000212 |
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