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Malignant melanoma metastatic to the breast

✍ Scribed by Cangiarella, Joan ;Symmans, W. Fraser ;Cohen, Jean Marc ;Goldenberg, Alec ;Shapiro, Richard L. ;Waisman, Jerry

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
145 KB
Volume
84
Category
Article
ISSN
0008-543X

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✦ Synopsis

Background:

Metastases to the breast from extramammary primary tumors are uncommon. malignant melanoma is one of the most common neoplasms to secondarily involve the mammary parenchyma.

Methods:

Seven cases of malignant melanoma metastatic to the breast diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy are presented.

Results:

The cytologic findings of malignant melanoma metastatic to the breast usually are straightforward on aspiration cytology. however, knowledge of a prior history of melanoma is crucial to make an accurate diagnosis.

Conclusions:

Malignant melanoma metastatic to the breast can be diagnosed reliably by fine-needle aspiration cytology, thus avoiding radical and unnecessary surgery.

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