Metastatic melanoma
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Metastatic melanoma refers to melanoma that has the ability to spread
Metastatic melanoma may cause nonspecific paraneoplastic symptoms, including loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and fatigue. Metastasis of early melanoma is possible, but relatively rare: less than a fifth of melanomas diagnosed early become metastatic. Brain metastases are particularly common in patients with metastatic melanoma.[12] It can also spread to the liver, bones, abdomen or distant lymph nodes.