Hypodermal metastasis of malignant melanoma to the cheek

Abstract

Introduction: On the basis of a case of hypodermal metastasis of malignant melanoma to the cheek and a review of the literature, we analyze treatment and recent progress in metastatic malignant melanoma.

Case-report: A 55-year-old woman presented with a facial hypodermal metastasis of a slow-growing melanoma of the ankle that had been treated by surgery.

Discussion/conclusion: Metastatic malignant melanoma treatment, which was usually palliative when surgical resection was not feasible, has been improved by innovations in immunotherapy (ipilimumab) and targeted therapy (vemurafenib). Genetic profiling is an interesting line of research to improve short-term prognosis in these tumors.

Keywords: Melanoma; Metastasis.