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Malignant melanoma is the most rapidly increasing cancer in the world. Metastatic disease occurs in 20% of patients, and prognosis in these cases is poor. We report the case of a woman who presented breast metastasis as the first sign of recurrence of a melanoma.
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Gimeno, T.S., Antón, F.M., Cobo, S.LT. et al. Breast metastases as the first sign of recurrence of a cutaneous melanoma. Clin Transl Oncol 8, 57–59 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-006-0097-6
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