International Journal of Hematology and Oncology 2023, Vol 33, Num 4 Page(s): 032-036
MALIGN MELANOMA ON THE IRRADIATION FIELD AFTER ADJUVANT TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER: A CASE REPORT

Aziz KARAOĞLU1, Yunus SARAL2, Emin T. ELKIRAN1, Bilge AYGEN3, Erkan TOPKAN4, Bengü ÇOBANOĞLU5, Nilufer GÜLER6

1Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Onkoloji Bilim Dalı, ELAZIĞ
2Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Dermatoloji Anabilim Dalı, ELAZIĞ
3Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, ELAZIĞ
4Harput Devlet Hastanesi, Radyasyon Onkolojisi Kliniği, ELAZIĞ
5Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, ELAZIĞ
6Hacettepe Üniversitesi Onkoloji Enstitüsü, Medikal Onkoloji Bölümü, ANKARA

Keywords: Breast cancer, Irradiation, Malign melanoma
Patients with breast cancer have a chance of long-term survival. All subsets of breast cancer patients are therefore at risk of developing second malignancies. Melanomas are among to the infrequent nonepithelial second neoplasm. We report an developed malign melanoma which was appeared in the irradiation area after 11 months of adjuvant treatment.