Metastatic Malignant Melanoma: A Case Study

Malignant melanoma is a cancer of melanocytes usually arising in the skin but can form anywhere that melanocytes exist such as in bowel mucosa, retina, and the leptomeninges. We present a similar case of primary malignant melanoma of left foot, a rare and highly malignant disease with very poor prognosis. It accounts for only 3% of all skin cancers but accounts for 75% of skin cancer-related deaths per year. Radical surgery is the only treatment option. A case of primary malignant melanoma of left foot and ilioinguinal lymph node metastasis was treated by primary wide local excision of primary tumor with post-operative radiotherapy.