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A Rare Form of Metastatic Melanoma in an HIV-Infected Patient - A Diagnosis to Remember.
Leal-Dos-Santos, Marta; Seixas, Diana; Gouveia, Emanuel; Cravo, Mariana; Maltez, Fernando.
Afiliação
  • Leal-Dos-Santos M; Infectious Diseases, Hospital de Curry Cabral - Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central (CHULC), Lisbon, PRT.
  • Seixas D; Infectious Diseases, Hospital de Curry Cabral - Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central (CHULC), Lisbon, PRT.
  • Gouveia E; Oncology, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Lisbon, PRT.
  • Cravo M; Dermatology, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Lisbon, PRT.
  • Maltez F; Infectious Diseases, Hospital de Curry Cabral - Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central (CHULC), Lisbon, PRT.
Cureus ; 13(12): e20743, 2021 Dec.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35111435
Malignant melanoma (MM), which is amongst the rarest skin cancers, still remains one of the deadliest and most likely to spread, and, in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, generally has a more aggressive behaviour. Although gastrointestinal (GI) tract metastases are frequent, secondary symptomatic colonic disease is rare. We present the case of a 76-year-old HIV-infected patient, with a 15-month history of GI and constitutional symptoms and a previous diagnosis of malignant melanoma. Diagnostic workup revealed metastatic involvement of the cecum. This case highlights the need to bear in mind the metastatic involvement of the GI tract by MM, and MM itself, especially in HIV-infected patients.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Cureus Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Cureus Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article