Case Report

Late Metastatic Melanoma after 25 Years: A Case Report and a Brief Literature Review

Table 2

List of case reports found in literature with information regarding the year and site of metastasis and the pathological characteristics of the primary tumor (usually >10 years) from CMM.

SourcePatient ageYears of late metastasisPrimary cutaneous melanomaMetastasis locationPathological classification of primary

Bouffard et al. [46]6527Halo giant congenital nevusLungsNot available
Karpathiou et al. [47]8340Dorsal melanomaMain stem bronchusNot available
Goad et al. [48]3511Right should7erMultiple liver nodules, small bowel massNot available
Miller et al. [49]7030Left thoraxLeft thoraxSuperficial spreading malignant melanoma, Breslow depth 2 mm, Clark level 4
Bredgaard and Lock-Andersen [50]77, 56, 6121, 25, 29Thorax, upper backAxilla, cubital fossa, left groinNodular malignant melanoma, Breslow depth 1.25 mm, Clark level III without ulceration; nodular malignant melanoma, Clark level III, no histological information
Saleh and Peach [51]8440Left legLeft calf and thighEpidermotropic metastatic melanomas
Vukomanovic et al. [52]597Giant pigmented nevus of left armOmentumBreslow depth 0.78 mm, Clark level III
Gowrinath and Geetha [53]6510Plantar malignant melanomaLungsNot available
Terhorst et al. [54]8342BackPeritoneal seeding, greater omentum, appendixNot available
Goodenough and Cozon [55]8445Left pretibial areaLeft groinNot available
Sano et al. [56]417Dorsal nevusPeritoneal seeding, omentumNot available
Mansour and Kejariwal [57]7338NeckBrain, lungsNot available
Otsu et al. [58]7011SoleLimbBreslow depth 3 mm, Clark level III
Toba et al. [59]4610Left soleLung-pulmonary noduleNot available