Case Report

Vitiligo Associated with Melanoma in a Malagasy Woman

Table 1

Comparative analysis of some cases of melanoma associated with Vitiligo reported in the literature.

Redondo and Del Olmo [14]Alonso-Castro et al. [15]Flores-Terry et al. [16]Wang et al. [10]Our case

Age656335446744
GenderWomanWomanWomanWomanManWoman
Primary melanomaRight legNot precisedNot precisedLeft outer earLeft soleRigth sole
MetastasisLymph nodes metastasePulmonary, bone, and axillary lymph nodes metastasesLymph nodes metastasesLymph nodes and pulmonary metastasesLymph nodesLymph nodes and liver metastases
Vitiligo locationsFace and trunkFace and neckFace and neckFace, scalp, trunk, and limbsFace, trunk and limbsFace, arms, trunk, and inguinal
TreatmentSurgical resection and chemotherapyTarget therapy vemurafenibTarget therapy vemurafenibTarget therapy dabrafenibChemotherapyPalliative treatement
Delays of appearance of Vitiligo after the melanoma’s discovery2 months after the discovery of melanomaAfter 2 weeks of treatmentAfter 8 weeks of treatmentAfter 2 months of treatment4 months before the discovery of melanoma2 years after the discovery of melanoma
EvolutionDeathPartial responseComplete responseClinical regressionDeathDeath