Rare Presentation of Melanoma Recurrences With Diffuse Subcutaneous Intravascular Lesions: A Novel In-Transit Metastases Pattern

Shitong Su; Jie Liu; Yu Jiang

doi:10.1097/DAD.0000000000002735

Rare Presentation of Melanoma Recurrences With Diffuse Subcutaneous Intravascular Lesions: A Novel In-Transit Metastases Pattern

Am J Dermatopathol. 2024 May 7. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002735. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Shitong Su¹, Jie Liu¹, Yu Jiang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Head & Neck Tumor Multimodality Treatment, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; and.
² Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

PMID: 38718164
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002735

Abstract

In 4%-11% of cases, melanoma recurrences present as in-transit (IT) metastases, and their prognosis is quite poor. Consequently, an early diagnosis and treatment of IT metastasis assume paramount significance. Despite this, the diagnosis of cutaneous IT metastases persistently presents a formidable challenge due to the diversity in clinical and dermoscopic characteristics. We provide a novel melanoma IT metastases pattern with interesting dermoscopic features and magnetic resonance imaging via presenting an unusual case characterized by diffuse subcutaneous intravascular lesions to supplement the understanding of cutaneous melanoma IT metastases.