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Injection of Syngeneic Murine Melanoma Cells to Determine Their Metastatic Potential in the Lungs
Published on: May 24, 2016
An unusual presentation of metastatic melanoma in the shoulder
Harriet A Branford White1, Philipa Mourant1, David A Woods1
1Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Great Western Hospital, Swindon, UK.
Abstract:
A 72-year-old lady underwent a Copeland hemiarthoplasty of the shoulder for rotator cuff arthropathy with a good functional outcome. Her past medical history included previous management of a malignant melanoma. Several years following arthroplasty surgery, she acutely developed signs and symptoms of prosthetic joint infection. The present case report describes the metastatic spread of malignant melanoma mimicking that of prosthetic sepsis.
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