Primary extracutaneous melanoma is an exceedingly rare occurrence, and primary extracutaneous melanomas arising in tissues thought to be devoid of melanocytes are even rarer. The paper that follows describes two such cases, one case of primary gastric melanoma and one case of primary melanoma of the lung. Both cases were treated solely with surgical excision of the lesion, and the patients have experience no recurrent disease. Novel approaches to treat extracutaneous melanomas are also discussed.
Dear Editor,The clinical trials for the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines reported local injection site cutaneous reactions 1,2 ; however, varied cutaneous reactions have been noted including delayed large local cutaneous reaction called 'COVID arm' and rashes characterized by their dermatologic morphological equivalents including urticarial, morbilliform, pernio/chilblains-like and pityriasis rosea-like reactions. [3][4][5]
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