[Cutaneous metastases of melanoma localized on the cicatrix at the site of flap taking]

Ann Dermatol Venereol. 1996;123(3):194-5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Introduction: We report one case of melanoma cutaneous metastases strictly localized on a skin graft donor site distant from the tumor site.

Case report: A patient with a shoulder melanoma was treated by surgery. A split-thickness skin graft was taken from a thigh to cover the raw area. Six months later, nodular cutaneous metastases strictly localized on the skin graft donor site appeared.

Comments: Physiopathology of those lesions is unknown. Hyaluronic acid is increased in granulation tissue and could be chimiotactic for melanoma cells.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cicatrix / complications
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Melanoma / pathology
  • Melanoma / secondary*
  • Shoulder
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Skin Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Surgical Flaps