| Autor: |
Olatoke, Samuel Adegboyega, Agodirin, Suleiman Olayide, Adenuga, Adedire Timilehin, Lawal, Bashir Oladimeji, Ibrahim, Kazeem Olatunde, Folaranmi, Olaleke Oluwasegun |
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| Zdroj: |
Pan African Medical Journal; May-Aug2019, Vol. 33, p1-9, 9p |
| Abstrakt: |
Primary melanoma of the small bowel is a rare clinical entity with a paucity of published reports in literature. Most cases of gastrointestinal melanomas are metastatic lesions arising from skin or ocular origins. This is a case report of a 63 year old female with adult intussusception with jejunal melanoma as the lead point. The index patient had a long history of abdominal pain associated with significant weight loss and presented with features of intestinal obstruction. The possibility of a regressed or unidentified extra-intestinal site cannot be absolutely excluded as the patient did not have a PET scan. Due to the vague nature of clinical symptoms and signs, the diagnosis of small bowel melanoma is difficult, especially in patients with no obvious cutaneous pathology. A high index of suspicion for melanoma as a malignant lead point for adult intussusception should always be entertained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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