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ArticleCureus2025

Tumoral Melanosis: A Benign Mimicker of Malignant Disease.

Analy Gomez-Picos, Carol E Marquez Maldonado, Dolores M Arellano Vivero, Lucia Achell Nava, Maria A Loredo Alanis

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Analy Gomez-PicosDermatology, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey, MEX.
Carol E Marquez MaldonadoFaculty of Health Sciences, Centro Médico Nacional (CMN) "20 de Noviembre", Mexico City, MEX.
Dolores M Arellano ViveroDermatology, Centro Médico Nacional (CMN) "20 de Noviembre", Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE), Mexico City, MEX.
Lucia Achell NavaDermatology, Centro Médico Nacional (CMN) "20 de Noviembre", Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE), Mexico City, MEX.
Maria A Loredo AlanisPathology, Centro Médico Nacional (CMN) "20 de Noviembre", Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE), Mexico City, MEX.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the case of a 60-year-old male with metastatic melanoma originating from a hyperpigmented lesion on the hard palate. During treatment with nivolumab, ipilimumab, cisplatin, and temozolomide, he developed multiple bluish macule-like lesions on the retroauricular region, neck, and anterior chest, surrounded by vitiligo-like halos. Given the clinical suspicion of in-transit metastases, biopsies were performed. Histopathological evaluation revealed dermal aggregates of melanin-laden macrophages, positive for CD68, in the absence of melanocytes, findings characteristic of tumoral melanosis. This case underscores the importance of biopsy for new pigmented lesions arising during melanoma immunotherapy. Recognizing tumoral melanosis is essential to avoid misinterpretation as disease progression and to guide appropriate clinical management.

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immunotherapy responsemalignant melanoma metastasismelanoma and immunotherapymelanoma diagnosistumoral melanosis

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PMCPMC12807737

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