Case Reports
15 September 2011
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2011.e20

Primary bilateral malignant melanoma of the lower limbs

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malignant melanoma, dermoscopy, pigmented lesion, skin cancer.
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Serena Lembo
serenalembo@yahoo.it
Department of Dermatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Matteo Megna
Department of Dermatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Paolo Maddalena
Surgery Department, A.S.L. 5, Hospital of Sorrento, Naples, Italy.
Ambra Monfrecola
Department of Dermatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Anna Balato
Department of Dermatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, .
Antonello Baldo
Department of Dermatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Malignant melanoma is the eighth most common cancer in European women. Its incidence is increasing rapidly and it has been demonstrated that this is related to sun exposure. Although few cases of bilateral uveal or choroidal melanoma are described in literature, there are no cases reporting bilateral cutaneous malignant melanoma. We report a singular case of a 43-year-old woman with two primary bilateral melanomas localized on the flexural surface of both legs.

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Primary bilateral malignant melanoma of the lower limbs. (2011). Dermatology Reports, 3(2), e20. https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2011.e20