Metastatic malignant melanoma to the foot and ankle: a review of the literature and case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The lower extremity is a frequent site for malignant melanomas. However, skeletal metastases involving the foot and ankle are a rarity. Nearly all documented cases of secondary pedal bone metastasis have originated from a primary subungual melanoma. The following case study illustrates an unusual skeletal metastasis to the foot and ankle arising from a primary malignant melanoma of the torso.
Medical subject headings
- Ankle Joint
- Bone Neoplasms
- Foot Bones
- Foot Diseases
- Melanoma
Anatomy
- ankle
- foot