Metastatic Malignant Melanoma Mimicking Mammary Mass: A Rare Presentation

Jain, Ankit; Vijayakumar, Chellappa; Kumbhar, Uday; Sundaramurthi, Sudharsanan; Balasubramanian, Gopal

doi:10.7759/cureus.8354

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“…Although the presence of microcalcification in the mammographic evaluation of various metastatic malignancies (hepatocellular carcinoma, carcinomas of gastric or ovarian origin) is reported in the literature, it is not a very common finding. 12 , 13 In our study, radiological preliminary diagnoses were malignant in 80% and benign neoplasia in 13.3% of the cases.…”

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Metastatic Neoplasms to the Breast

Özşen,

Tolunay,

Polatkan

et al. 2023

Int J Surg Pathol

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Objective When the clinical presentation is related to the metastatic mass and a radiologically solitary tumor focus is detected, especially in cases where clinical information is not taken into account or is insufficient, if a possible metastatic neoplasia is not kept in mind then it is possible to evaluate the tumor as a primary breast neoplasm. In this study, it is aimed to present our cases of non-hematopoietic metastatic neoplasms and to evaluate the clinicopathological features that may aid in distinguishing metastatic from primary neoplasms. Material and Methods This study includes cases diagnosed with metastatic non-hematopoietic breast neoplasm in breast resection materials in our center, between the years 2010–2023. All cases were analyzed retrospectively by evaluating clinicopathological features. Results Of the 15 subjects included in the study, 11 (73%) were female and 4 (27%) were male. The mean age of the patients were 46.9 ranged from 22 to 63 years. The most frequent metastatic malignancy was carcinoma (60%), followed by melanoma (33%) and sarcoma (7%). Of the 9 patients with metastatic carcinoma, the primary tumor originated from the lungs in 4, from gastrointestinal system in 2, female genital tract in 2, and kidney in 1 patient. Sarcoma diagnosis was given in a single patient and the histology was a leiomyosarcoma originating from kidney. Conclusion A careful histomorphological and immunohistochemical evaluation and a detailed examination of the clinicoradiological data are critical to establish the right course in patient management, treatment plan and to correctly predict the prognosis.

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Metastatic Neoplasms to the Breast

Özşen,

Tolunay,

Polatkan

et al. 2023

Int J Surg Pathol

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“…While non-mammary metastases to the breast is therefore considered to be rare, a case series report by DeLair et al has reported that MM was the most common extra-mammary metastatic tumour and represented 22% of all cases of non-mammary metastases to the breast [ 12 ]. The majority of those melanoma cases arose in cutaneous sites and three of the cases were ocular in origin [ 12 , 13 ]. In our particular case, however, the patient did not have any obvious cutaneous or ocular lesions that could be connected to her malignancy.…”

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confidence: 99%