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ReviewWorld journal of oncology2023

Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Presenting as an Isolated Splenic Metastasis: An Update.

Saeed Ali Alshehri, Toka M R A Hussein, Mahmoud R A Hussein

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Review in World journal of oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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What it found

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Saeed Ali AlshehriDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Section of Biochemistry, Armed Forces Hospitals, Southern Region, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia.
Toka M R A HusseinFaculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.
Mahmoud R A HusseinDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Armed Forces Hospital · SAAssiut University · EGSohag University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the spleen is a highly vascularized organ, metastatic deposits from non-hematolymphoid solid malignancies are rare. This is reasoned to the inherent resistance of the splenic parenchyma to harbor metastases. The splenic capsule, lack of afferent lymphatics, contractile properties of the spleen, and the angular and gyroid course of the splenic artery form several barriers against the metastatic spread of malignant tumors. Moreover, the immune cells in the white and red pulps of the spleen have strong defensive ability against the tumor cells. Metastasis from solid tumors to the spleen often occurs only during widespread distant spread. Malignant melanoma is a rare but fatal malignancy. Isolated splenic metastasis from malignant melanoma is exceptionally rare. Studies that addressed the splenic metastasis from cutaneous malignant melanoma are scarce. This minireview was performed to address this subject. Here we present an overview of the clinicopathologic features of isolated splenic metastatic melanoma. The diagnostic biochemical markers in melanoma are also discussed.

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IsolatedMelanomaMetastasisSingle massSkinSpleen

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PMID36895999
PMCPMC9990732
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