Primary breast melanoma

case report

Abstract

Primary melanoma in breast parenchyma is a rare tumor. Because of its low incidence, it is unknown its usual clinical presentation, the natural course of the disease and its response to treatment and prognosis. For this reason, a good diagnostic investigation is necessary in order to get the correct diagnosis as soon as possible to establish the appropriate therapeutic approach for each patient. Thus, we report a female patient case, 61 years-old, white, referred due to a palpable mass in the right breast and a mammographic alteration that shows BI-RADS 3, who had breast parenchyma melanoma diagnosed and confirmed by pathological examination complemented by immunohistochemical study. Under these circumstances, with the objective of this work to achieve a greater understanding of the subject so that such cases are identified as early as possible in the future and ensure the best patient care, aspects related to the incidence of breast melanoma, diagnostic difficulties, prognostic and therapeutic approaches will be discussed.