Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
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Cecília Maria Stroppa Faquin

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• Case Report
  Metastatic and Synchronous Melanoma in the Testicle and Paratesticular Region
  Author(s): Carlos Augusto Gomes, Cleber Soares Junior, Emílio Augusto Campos Pereira de Assis, Thaís Aparecida de Souza Silva, Cecília Maria Stroppa Faquin, Leonardo de Paula Vilela, Camila Couto Gomes and Igor Vitoi CangussúCarlos Augusto Gomes, Cleber Soares Junior, Emílio Augusto Campos Pereira de Assis, Thaís Aparecida de Souza Silva, Cecília Maria Stroppa Faquin, Leonardo de Paula Vilela, Camila Couto Gomes and Igor Vitoi Cangussú
  
  Background: Metastatic tumors of the testicles are rare (0.8%) and preferably located in the testicular parenchyma or, much more rarely, in the para-testicular region. The melanoma of the skin represents the third primary site of metastases and the patients may present with increased scrotum volume, heterogeneous testicle mass beside local pain and tenderness. Objective: To show the rare case of metastatic and synchronous melanoma in the testicle and para-testicular region. Description of the case: Case reports of a 74-year-old male patient who was undergone an extended acral melanoma resection in the left calcaneus. The micro stage showed Clark level IV and Breslow depth of 3 mm. The treatment was complemented with homolateral inguinal-iliac lymphadenectomy. Three years later a crossed metastasis was diagnosed in the oppo.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9554.1000139

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