| Autor: |
Samuel Adegboyega Olatoke, Suleiman Olayide Agodirin, Adedire Timilehin Adenuga, Bashir Oladimeji Lawal, Kassim Olatunde Ibrahim, Olalere Oluwasegun Folaranmi |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />French |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 33, Iss 214 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1937-8688 |
| DOI: |
10.11604/pamj.2019.33.214.18622 |
| Popis: |
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. |
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