Primary Retroperitoneal Malignant Melanoma with Involvement of Iliac Artery and Vein
Primary retroperitoneal melanoma is a very rare extracutaneous presentation of melanoma. In this case report, we present a 65-year-old female with unilateral lower extremity edema secondary to occlusion of iliac vessels by a primary retroperitoneal melanoma tumor. We also review the findings in othe...
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| description | Primary retroperitoneal melanoma is a very rare extracutaneous presentation of melanoma. In this case report, we present a 65-year-old female with unilateral lower extremity edema secondary to occlusion of iliac vessels by a primary retroperitoneal melanoma tumor. We also review the findings in other cases previously described in the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf124cadd86a4f57a3d62ab5cd6dcad52025-02-03T07:24:00ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352021-01-01202110.1155/2021/35260713526071Primary Retroperitoneal Malignant Melanoma with Involvement of Iliac Artery and VeinAislyn Oulee0Ling Xu1Scott Worswick2University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, USAKaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, Riverside, CA, USADepartment of Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USAPrimary retroperitoneal melanoma is a very rare extracutaneous presentation of melanoma. In this case report, we present a 65-year-old female with unilateral lower extremity edema secondary to occlusion of iliac vessels by a primary retroperitoneal melanoma tumor. We also review the findings in other cases previously described in the literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3526071 |
| spellingShingle | Aislyn Oulee Ling Xu Scott Worswick Primary Retroperitoneal Malignant Melanoma with Involvement of Iliac Artery and Vein Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Primary Retroperitoneal Malignant Melanoma with Involvement of Iliac Artery and Vein |
| title_full | Primary Retroperitoneal Malignant Melanoma with Involvement of Iliac Artery and Vein |
| title_fullStr | Primary Retroperitoneal Malignant Melanoma with Involvement of Iliac Artery and Vein |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary Retroperitoneal Malignant Melanoma with Involvement of Iliac Artery and Vein |
| title_short | Primary Retroperitoneal Malignant Melanoma with Involvement of Iliac Artery and Vein |
| title_sort | primary retroperitoneal malignant melanoma with involvement of iliac artery and vein |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3526071 |
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