Single sternal metastasis due to malignant melanoma with unexpected long-term survival: a case report.

Apostolos S Gogakos,Dimitrios Paliouras,Christos Asteriou,Thomas Rallis,Achilleas Lazopoulos,Fotios Chatzinikolaou,Athanassios Zissimopoulos,Drosos Tsavlis,Katerina Tsirgogianni,Konstantinos Zarogoulidis,Konstantinos Porpodis,Kosmas Tsakiridis,Georgia Pitsiou,Ioannis Kioumis,Ilias Karapantzos,Chrysanthi Karapantzou,Nikos Sachpekidis,Paul Zarogoulidis,Nikolaos Barbetakis

ONCOTARGETS AND THERAPY（2016）

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Abstract

Metastases from melanoma have a very poor prognosis for the patient. Single metastatic lesions in the sternum due to melanoma are extremely rare. A rare case of a presternal mass in a 56-year-old patient who had undergone excision for malignant melanoma is presented. Review of the patient's history and surgical resection of a single metastatic soft tissue lesion offer the best chance of long-term survival.

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melanoma,metastasis,chest wall,sternum

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