Dermatomyositis and metastatic malignant melanoma, with complete regression of the primary lesion

Completely regressed primary cutaneous malignant melanoma with nodal and/or visceral metastases: A report of 5 cases and assessment of the literature and diagnostic criteria

“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] The term ''nodular melanosis'' has been used to describe extensive deposition of dermal melanophages; however, this finding has not proved exclusive to regressed melanoma. 39 Nevertheless, we believe the presence of at least a few dermal melanophages may be necessary to justify the inference of a prior pigmented lesion, particularly in the absence of a strong clinical history.…”

“…2 Complete regression of primary cutaneous malignant melanoma is a rarer occurrence, with only 34 well-documented cases in the MEDLINE-cited, English-language or English languageesummarized literature. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] We detail 4 additional cases of completely regressed primary cutaneous melanoma with nodal and/or regional metastases. These cases embody important information regarding tumor immunogenicity and escape from immunosurveillance.…”

Dermatomyositis associated with malignant melanoma—A marker of poor prognosis?

“…[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] They were published in English (n = 10), French (n = 3), German (n = 2), Spanish (n = 2), Italian (n = 1), Hungarian (n = 1) and Russian (n = 1). Of the 20 patients reported in the literature, two patients in whom the clear association between DM and primary MM was questionable, 16,26 and one patient in whom demographic and clinical data were not further specified, 25 were excluded from further analysis (Table I).…”

Paraneoplastic syndrome in vaginal melanoma: a case report and review of the literature

“…In general, PNS is a malignancy‐associated disorder, which occurs at sites remote from the primary tumor or its metastases. Widespread systemic manifestations of these syndromes have been reported in the literature, including thrombocytopenia (8) , nephrotic syndrome (9) , dermatomyositis (10) , and opsoclonus myoclonus (11) . Neurologic‐related PNS occur in 1–2% of people with malignancies (12) .…”