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AN INCIDENTAL FINDING OF NODAL NECK RECURRENCE OF CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT MELANOMA AFTER A 34-YEAR DISEASE-FREE PERIOD
ZLATKO KLJAJIĆ
; University of Split, Split University Hospital Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Split, Croatia
PETRA SMOJE
; University of Split, Split University Hospital Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Split, Croatia
PETAR IVANIŠEVIĆ
; University of Split, Split University Hospital Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Split, Croatia
SAŠA ERCEGOVIĆ
; University of Split, Split University Hospital Center, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Split, Croatia
NENAD KUNAC
; University of Split, Split University Hospital Center, 3epartment of Pathology, Split, Croatia
KRISTIJAN BEČIĆ
; Split University Hospital Center, University of Split, School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
NEIRA PUIZINA-IVIĆ
; University of Split, Split University Hospital Center, Department of Dermatology, Split, Croatia
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APA 6th Edition KLJAJIĆ, Z., SMOJE, P., IVANIŠEVIĆ, P., ERCEGOVIĆ, S., KUNAC, N., BEČIĆ, K. & PUIZINA-IVIĆ, N. (2019). AN INCIDENTAL FINDING OF NODAL NECK RECURRENCE OF CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT MELANOMA AFTER A 34-YEAR DISEASE-FREE PERIOD. Acta medica Croatica, 73 (2), 199-203. Retrieved from https://hrcak.srce.hr/224710 MLA 8th Edition KLJAJIĆ, ZLATKO, et al. "AN INCIDENTAL FINDING OF NODAL NECK RECURRENCE OF CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT MELANOMA AFTER A 34-YEAR DISEASE-FREE PERIOD." Acta medica Croatica, vol. 73, no. 2, 2019, pp. 199-203. https://hrcak.srce.hr/224710. Accessed 19 Jan. 2021. Chicago 17th Edition KLJAJIĆ, ZLATKO, PETRA SMOJE, PETAR IVANIŠEVIĆ, SAŠA ERCEGOVIĆ, NENAD KUNAC, KRISTIJAN BEČIĆ and NEIRA PUIZINA-IVIĆ. "AN INCIDENTAL FINDING OF NODAL NECK RECURRENCE OF CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT MELANOMA AFTER A 34-YEAR DISEASE-FREE PERIOD." Acta medica Croatica 73, no. 2 (2019): 199-203. https://hrcak.srce.hr/224710 Harvard KLJAJIĆ, Z., et al. (2019). 'AN INCIDENTAL FINDING OF NODAL NECK RECURRENCE OF CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT MELANOMA AFTER A 34-YEAR DISEASE-FREE PERIOD', Acta medica Croatica, 73(2), pp. 199-203. Available at: https://hrcak.srce.hr/224710 (Accessed 19 January 2021) Vancouver KLJAJIĆ Z, SMOJE P, IVANIŠEVIĆ P, ERCEGOVIĆ S, KUNAC N, BEČIĆ K, et al. AN INCIDENTAL FINDING OF NODAL NECK RECURRENCE OF CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT MELANOMA AFTER A 34-YEAR DISEASE-FREE PERIOD. Acta medica Croatica [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2021 January 19];73(2):199-203. Available from: https://hrcak.srce.hr/224710 IEEE Z. KLJAJIĆ, et al., "AN INCIDENTAL FINDING OF NODAL NECK RECURRENCE OF CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT MELANOMA AFTER A 34-YEAR DISEASE-FREE PERIOD", Acta medica Croatica, vol.73, no. 2, pp. 199-203, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://hrcak.srce.hr/224710. [Accessed: 19 January 2021] |
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Abstracts
The authors report a case of a 64-year-old man who had nodal recurrence of melanoma 34 years after the primary diagnosis of a cutaneous melanoma on his back. Neck ultrasound confirmed an oval anechogenic/hypoechogenic lobular lesion (1.6x1.7 cm) in the right supraclavicular fossa. Fine-needle aspiration revealed sparse population of the poorly preserved malignant cells and bare malignant nuclei with prominent nucleoli. Extirpation of the lymph node was done and the histopathologic diagnosis confirmed metastatic melanoma. The man was referred to positron emission tomography/ computed tomography, dermatologist, ophthalmologist and gastroenterologist for further management to exclude other potential sites of new primary melanoma. It is one of the longest disease-free latency periods between the primary melanoma diagnosis and recurrence reported to date. This article suggests melanoma to be a disease with a potentially lifelong risk of recurrence, however, late recurrences are very rare. The clinicians and patients must be vigilant and aware of the risk of late recurrences.
Keywords
melanoma; ultra-late recurrence; supraclavicular region; neck dissection
Hrčak ID: 224710
URI
https://hrcak.srce.hr/224710
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