Abstract
Melanoma is a well-known malignant neoplasm of the skin, although it can also arise
from other structures. Bone metastasis is not an uncommon event associated with melanoma,
although primary osseous melanoma is very rare. In the present report, we describe
a case of primary melanoma arising from the left third metatarsal in an adult male.
The lesion was treated with surgical excision without adjunct chemotherapy, and recurrence
developed approximately 12 months after the foot surgery. The patient died of the
cancer 34 months after it had been identified. Primary melanoma arising in a metatarsal
is rare, and we wished to highlight this unusual presentation.
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Published online: June 26, 2017
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