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BACKGROUND: An 18-year-old female presented to her General Practitioner with a bleeding mole on her back. The mole had been present since childhood but had started to bleed in the past month. She was otherwise asymptomatic with no relevant previous medical history. Physical examination revealed a 1.5 cm 1.7 cm pigmented lesion on the left aspect of the patient's upper back. There was no palpable lymphadenopathy. INVESTIGATIONS: Physical examination, excision biopsy, sentinel lymph node biopsy, CT scan of chest, abdomen and pelvis. DIAGNOSIS: Stage IIIB (T3bN2aM0) focally ulcerated, nodular malignant melanoma (Breslow depth 2.5 mm, Clark's level IV). MANAGEMENT: Wide re-excision, completion dissection of the left axillary lymph node, adjuvant high-dose interferon with maintenance interferon.

Original publication

DOI

10.1038/ncponc0582

Type

Journal article

Journal

Nat Clin Pract Oncol

Publication Date

09/2006

Volume

3

Pages

517 - 521

Keywords

Antineoplastic Agents, Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, Female, Humans, Interferon alpha-2, Interferon-alpha, Lymph Node Excision, Lymph Nodes, Melanoma, Recombinant Proteins, Risk Factors