Melanoma and soft tissue sarcoma in seven patients

Cancer. 1990 Dec 1;66(11):2432-4. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19901201)66:11<2432::aid-cncr2820661132>3.0.co;2-c.

Abstract

Seven patients with both melanoma and sarcoma were seen at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, MA) over a 4-year period. Three had additional malignant neoplasms; one of these patients also had the hereditary cutaneous malignant melanoma, dysplastic nevus syndrome. These observations suggest the possibility of a biologic relationship between melanoma and sarcoma, the nature of which remains unknown.

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Melanoma* / genetics
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary*
  • Pedigree
  • Sarcoma* / genetics
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms* / genetics