Melanoma ganglionic metastasis 30 years after treatment of the primary tumor
a case report
Keywords:
Late metastasis of cutaneous melanoma, Cutaneous melanoma, Head and neck melanomaAbstract
The recurrence of melanoma in patients is well-documented, and is dependent on a number of factors. We report a case in which a patient had a case of ganglionar metastasis in the neck after a 30-year disease-free interval following primary treatment.
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