With the fact that melanoma can mimic a wide variety of neoplasms, one also needs to be careful while dealing with the aspirates from multiple sites; particularly, in the absence of a reliable history, as it is not infrequent to find a coexisting second lesion with melanoma. In this context, we share the experience of one of our recent cases with a previous history of melanoma of foot. This patient presented with inguinal lymphadenopathy, as well as, an intra-abdominal mass. FNA from the inguinal node yielded blackish material, which on microscopic examination showed abundant melanin pigment that obscured the morphology of neoplastic cells (figure 7); while, the.
