A 53-year-old female asked about a 53-year-old male:
Can malignant melanoma be found inside the body?
4 doctor answers • 8 doctors weighed in
Dr. Gary Tumaanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 27 years experience
Metastatic: Metastatic melanoma can be found in other organ like brain, lung and liver. This means the melanoma has spread from the skin to other organ systems.
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Dr. Thomas Fialaanswered
Plastic Surgery 35 years experience
Yes, but...: ..In that case it would be a metastatic deposit, originally from a melanoma somewhere on the skin.
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Yes: Surprisingly, these can and sometimes do pop up in places that have never been sun-exposed. Famously this can happen within the deep vulva and the esophagus.
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Dr. Travis Kidneranswered
Surgical Oncology 19 years experience
Yes: Melanoma can travel to any organ in the body.
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Last updated Aug 5, 2013
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