Primary jejunal amelanotic melanoma: case report and review of literature
| Autor: | Tinashe Maduke, Francis Wade, Christine Hachem, Kavya M Reddy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Gastrointestinal bleeding Skin Neoplasms Nausea Malignancy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Melena Intussusception (medical disorder) Intestine Small medicine Humans Amelanotic melanoma business.industry Gastroenterology Melanoma Amelanotic General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Dermatology Bowel obstruction 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Vomiting 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Female medicine.symptom business Intussusception Intestinal Obstruction |
| Zdroj: | Clinical journal of gastroenterology. 14(5) |
| ISSN: | 1865-7265 |
| Popis: | Intussusception more commonly occurs in pediatrics but is a rare cause of bowel obstruction and gastrointestinal bleeding in adults. It typically occurs in adults due to a malignancy, which serves as a pathologic lead point. We present a case of a 64-year-old female with nausea, vomiting, and melena who was found to have intussusception associated with a primary jejunal amelanotic melanoma. Both intussusception and primary small bowel melanomas are rare causes of obstruction and bleeding. Intussusception occurring as a result of a primary small bowel amelanotic melanoma is exceedingly rare with very few reported cases. We provide a case report and review of the literature. |
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