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2011, Volume 27, Number 1, Page(s) 077-079
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DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2010.01050 |
Malignant Melanoma of Unknown Primary Site Simulating A Salivary Gland Neoplasm |
Kiran AGARWAL, Sonal JAIN, Jasmita DASS, Manoj ANDLEY |
Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, NEW DELHI, INDIA |
Keywords:
Melanoma, Salivary gland neoplasms |
Malignant melanoma with its varied clinical presentations and
histomorphological patterns is a perplexing problem both for the
diagnosticians and clinicians. A small proportion of melanomas
present with metastatic tumors with unknown primary sites and
at these sites they mimic the more common primary neoplasms.
We hereby report a case of malignant melanoma presenting as a
submandibular lump in a 40 year old female. This lump was present
for six months and was rapidly increasing in size. On cytology it was
diagnosed as salivary gland neoplasm.
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