Osman DOĞRU¹, Hande KÖKSAL¹, Mustafa KARAAĞAÇ³, Arif ATAY¹, İlknur KÜÇÜKOSMANOĞLU, Meryem İ Eren KARANİS², Ersin TURAN¹

Meme Kitlelerinde Nadir Bir Patoloji: Malign Melanom

Memenin primer kanserleri kadınlarda görülen en sık kanserlerden biri olmasına rağmen, memeye metastaz nadir görülmektedir. Burada, daha önceden malign melanom nedeniyle ameliyat edilen 64 yaşındaki kadın hastada saptanan memede malign melanom metastazı tanıdaki zorluklar, tedavi yaklaşımları ve takip açısından tartışılmak üzere sunulmuştur.

A Rarely Seen Pathology in Breast Masses: Malignant Melanoma

Although primary breast carcinoma is one of the most common malignancies among women worldwide, metastasis of any kind of tumor to the breast is rarely seen. Herein, a 64 year-old woman, who was operated for malignant melanoma before, with a solitary breast metastasis is reported to discuss diagnostic difficulties, treatment modalities and follow-up steps.

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