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The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds
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Malignant Melanoma and Filariasis: A Coexistence or an Association?

A. Rekha, MS

Institution Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Deemed University, Porur, Chennai, India, rekha_a{at}yahoo.com

A. Ravi, MS

Institution Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Deemed University, Porur, Chennai, India

Nandigam Venu, MBBS

Institution Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Deemed University, Porur, Chennai, India

A. Shivanraj, MBBS

Institution Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Deemed University, Porur, Chennai, India

Malignancy has been reported with chronic lymphedema, especially lymphangiosarcoma. The authors report on a patient with lymphedema due to filariasis, presenting with an ulcerated pigmented lesion that was malignant melanoma. A literature search revealed no previous report of such lesions existing together.

Key Words: malignant melanoma • elephantiasis • lower limb lymphedema

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, Vol. 4, No. 1, 60-64 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1534734605274926
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