Metastatic Rhabdoid Melanoma of Parotid Gland: Remarkable Response to Paclitaxel/Carboplatin Combination View PDF

^*Tal Grenader
Department Of Oncology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem , Israel

^*Corresponding Author:

Tal Grenader
Department Of Oncology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem , Israel
Email:talgrenader65@hotmail.com

Published on: 2013-12-24

Abstract

Melanoma with rhabdoid features is an uncommon variant of malignant melanoma. We report the first case of melanoma with rhabdoid features arising from parotid gland. A 67-year-old, white male presented with a solid, mildly tender, nodular mass in the right parotid gland, with extension posterior to the auricle with ipsilateral complete facial nerve palsy. A diagnosis of rhabdoid melanoma was made based on clinical, radiological and biopsy findings. The patient underwent a radical parotidectomy with a radical neck dissection following by adjuvant radiotherapy.

Keywords

Rhabdoid melanoma; Parotid gland; Ipilumumab; Paclitaxelcarboplatin

Introduction

Melanoma with rhabdoid features is an uncommon variant of malignant melanoma. Since the first description of rhabdoid melanoma in 1992 by Bittesini et al., just about 40 cases of melanomas with rhabdoid features have been reported, only five have involved rhabdoid features in primary melanomas.