Korean J Dermatol.
2012 Apr;50(4):324-327.
A Case of Polypoid Melanoma on the Scrotum
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, St. Paul Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. johnkang@catholic.ac.kr
Abstract
- The term of polypoid melanoma was introduced to the medical literature in 1981 by Manci et al. It is a rare morphological variant of nodular melanoma with a distinct exophytic pattern of growth. It is generally believed that the polypoid melanoma is a rapidly growing lesion that is associated with a highly aggressive behavior. However, the prognosis of polypoid melanoma is similar to other melanoma of equivalent Breslow thickness. We report a case of 73-year-old man who was presented with a rapidly growing, pigmented, polypoid melanoma on the scrotum.
