TY - JOUR
T1 - Unusual association between cutaneous melanoma and axillary metastasis from occult breast cancer detected by sentinel node biopsy
AU - Gallino, G.
AU - Belli, F.
AU - Greco, M.
AU - Maffioli, L.
AU - Ferro, F.
AU - Brega Massone, P. P.
AU - Cascinelli, N.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - We report a case of cutaneous Stage I melanoma associated with occult breast cancer detected incidentally during a sentinel node biopsy. A brief review of the literature is presented with particular emphasis on this association and on an examination of the theoretical link which may exist between melanoma and breast cancer. (C) 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
AB - We report a case of cutaneous Stage I melanoma associated with occult breast cancer detected incidentally during a sentinel node biopsy. A brief review of the literature is presented with particular emphasis on this association and on an examination of the theoretical link which may exist between melanoma and breast cancer. (C) 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
KW - Melanoma
KW - Occult breast cancer
KW - Sentinel node biopsy
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U2 - 10.1053/ejso.1999.0933
DO - 10.1053/ejso.1999.0933
M3 - Article
C2 - 11016475
AN - SCOPUS:0033834911
VL - 26
SP - 515
EP - 516
JO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology
JF - European Journal of Surgical Oncology
SN - 0748-7983
IS - 5
ER -