Primary malignant melanoma of the small intestine: a case report.
Acta Chir Belg
; 109(3): 405-7, 2009.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19943602
ABSTRACT
The small intestine is the most common site of gastro-intestinal metastasis from cutaneous malignant melanoma. A primary origin at this site has been reported in rare cases. We report a case of a 71-year-old man with a primary malignant melanoma in the jejunum. The patient presented with weakness, weight loss, non-specific abdominal pain and episodes of fainting. After clinical examination, laboratory evaluation and radiological work-up, which included CT of the abdomen, the patient was diagnosed with a tumour mass in the jejunum. This diagnosis was confirmed at laparotomy. The patient underwent enterectomy with wide excision of the tumour. A primary malignant melanoma of the small intestine is an extremely rare neoplasm. A definite diagnosis can only be made after a thorough investigation has been made to exclude the co-existence of a primary lesion elsewhere. Curative resection of the tumour remains the treatment of choice.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias do Jejuno
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Laparotomia
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Melanoma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Chir Belg
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Grécia