Primary melanoma of the small bowel revealed by gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report
| Autor: | A. Jahid, B. Ait Idir, A. Riany, B. Chad |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Gastrointestinal bleeding Pathology Metastatic melanoma lcsh:Medicine Case Report Primary melanoma of the small bowel Pelvic Pain Diagnosis Differential 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surgical oncology Intestinal Neoplasms Intestine Small medicine Humans Intestinal melanoma Melanoma Aged Histological examination Medicine(all) Small bowel resection business.industry Anastomosis Surgical lcsh:R General Medicine medicine.disease Immunohistochemistry Small intestine Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Radiology Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Case Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2016) Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 1752-1947 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s13256-016-1119-9 |
| Popis: | Background Primary melanoma of the small bowel is extremely rare. Only a limited number of cases have been described in the literature. Mostly, the small intestine is affected by metastatic tumors of other primary lesions, especially cutaneous. Case presentation We report the case of a 75-year-old North African woman with a small bowel melanoma. The diagnosis was made by histological examination and immunohistochemical profile matching after a segmental small bowel resection. Postoperative investigations looking for cutaneous, gastrointestinal or ocular primary lesions found no abnormalities. Conclusions The diagnosis of primary small bowel melanoma can be retained although it remains difficult to exclude the possibility of metastatic melanoma. |
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