AMELANOTIC MELANOMA WITH ATYPICAL CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND MULTIPLE METASTASIS

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Revathy Mathan,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Dermatology,
Coimbatore Medical College Hospital,
Coimbatore.
Email: revathymithu@gmail.com

ABSTRACT: A 52 year old woman presented with a history of asymptomatic skin lesions over left leg for the past 4 months. On examination she had multiple skin coloured papules and plaques over left leg. Oedema was also seen over left leg. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry proved the diagnosis of malignant melanoma. Radiological investigation showed metastasis to lung, liver and brain. The patient was asymptomatic at the time of admission but she developed rapid metastasis within a very short span of time. This case is reported for the rare atypical presentation of malignant melanoma.

KEYWORDS: malignant melanoma, amelanotic, metastasis.