Acral lentiginous melanoma in a suazi woman

Authors

  • Ernesto Arias Beatón Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Martha Beatriz Arias Beatón Policlínico Docente “Armando García Aspurú”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Yoryana Elena Tellería León Hospital General Docente “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado”, Pinar del Rio

Keywords:

acral lentiginous melanoma, woman, immunomodulatory cytokines, stimulating factor of granulocytes and macrophages colonies, BRAF gene inhibitors, Suaziland.

Abstract

The case report of a 58 years black woman is presented. She went to the Surgery Service of Mbabane Government Hospital in Suaziland due to a pigmented and ulcerated injury in her right foot heel, where she had an excisional biopsy whose result was an invasive acral lentiginous melanoma.  Later on she was evaluated in the Oncology Service and after carrying out the necessary complementary tests, the neoplasm was classified in stage IIC.  The patient was referred to South Africa to receive treatment with immunomodulatory cytokines, stimulating factor of granulocytes and macrophages colonies or BRAF gene inhibitors.

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Published

2016-03-01

How to Cite

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Arias Beatón E, Arias Beatón MB, Tellería León YE. Acral lentiginous melanoma in a suazi woman. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2016 Mar. 1 [cited 2025 Jun. 2];20(3). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/741

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2016): MEDISAN

Section

Case Reports

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