Cargando…
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for melanoma metastatic to the gallbladder: is it an adequate surgical procedure? Report of a case and review of the literature
BACKGROUND: Only 2% to 4% of patients with melanoma will be diagnosed with gastrointestinal metastasis during the course of their disease. The most common sites of gastrointestinal metastases from melanoma include the small bowel (35%–67%), colon (9%–15%) and stomach (5%–7%), with a median survival...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
| Publicado: |
BioMed Central
2007
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2233626/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18072972 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-5-141 |