Metastasis of a Malignant Melanoma 2 Years after Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment of a Pigmented Lesion: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Christina GOTTSCHALLER, Ulrich HOHENLEUTNER, Michael LANDTHALER
DOI: 10.1080/00015550510044154
Abstract
A 64-year-old woman with a clinically diagnosed ‘lentigo simplex’ on her right cheek was dermatologically treated several times with a CO 2 laser. Three years later she showed a metastasis of a malignant melanoma in her right parotid gland. Considering this case, as well as other published cases reporting malignant melanomas occurring after laser treatment, we again underscore that naevomelanocytic lesions are not a routine indication for laser treatment.
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