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Choroidal melanoma metastatizing to the biliary system: A diagnostic dilemma
Metastatic melanoma to the gall bladder is extremely rare and is associated with a very poor prognosis. We report a case of choroidal melanoma metastatizing to the hepatobiliary system, with an unusual presentation. Our patient presenting with obstructive jaundice was misdiagnosed as having carcinom...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2930302/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20838556 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-5851.65337 |
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author | Agarwal, Samir R. Bhattacharya, Indranil Patil, Yoganand V. Amrapurkar, Anjali D. |
author_facet | Agarwal, Samir R. Bhattacharya, Indranil Patil, Yoganand V. Amrapurkar, Anjali D. |
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description | Metastatic melanoma to the gall bladder is extremely rare and is associated with a very poor prognosis. We report a case of choroidal melanoma metastatizing to the hepatobiliary system, with an unusual presentation. Our patient presenting with obstructive jaundice was misdiagnosed as having carcinoma of the gall-bladder, but the diagnosis of metastatic melanoma to the gallbladder was confirmed by ultrasonography guided fine needle aspiration cytology (USG-FNAC). On reviewing the past history, the patient had a history of enucleation for choroidal melanoma. Even though the liver ‘is’ a common site for metastasis of choroid melanoma, the patient presenting with a suspected gall bladder mass ‘is’ a rare presentation. Hence, gastrointestinal symptoms and a history of melanoma should be investigated for the presence of gastrointestinal or liver metastases, even if the original primary malignancy was diagnosed years before the patient‘s presentation. |
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spelling | pubmed-29303022010-09-13 Choroidal melanoma metastatizing to the biliary system: A diagnostic dilemma Agarwal, Samir R. Bhattacharya, Indranil Patil, Yoganand V. Amrapurkar, Anjali D. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol Case Report Metastatic melanoma to the gall bladder is extremely rare and is associated with a very poor prognosis. We report a case of choroidal melanoma metastatizing to the hepatobiliary system, with an unusual presentation. Our patient presenting with obstructive jaundice was misdiagnosed as having carcinoma of the gall-bladder, but the diagnosis of metastatic melanoma to the gallbladder was confirmed by ultrasonography guided fine needle aspiration cytology (USG-FNAC). On reviewing the past history, the patient had a history of enucleation for choroidal melanoma. Even though the liver ‘is’ a common site for metastasis of choroid melanoma, the patient presenting with a suspected gall bladder mass ‘is’ a rare presentation. Hence, gastrointestinal symptoms and a history of melanoma should be investigated for the presence of gastrointestinal or liver metastases, even if the original primary malignancy was diagnosed years before the patient‘s presentation. Medknow Publications 2009 /pmc/articles/PMC2930302/ /pubmed/20838556 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-5851.65337 Text en © Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Agarwal, Samir R. Bhattacharya, Indranil Patil, Yoganand V. Amrapurkar, Anjali D. Choroidal melanoma metastatizing to the biliary system: A diagnostic dilemma |
title | Choroidal melanoma metastatizing to the biliary system: A diagnostic dilemma |
title_full | Choroidal melanoma metastatizing to the biliary system: A diagnostic dilemma |
title_fullStr | Choroidal melanoma metastatizing to the biliary system: A diagnostic dilemma |
title_full_unstemmed | Choroidal melanoma metastatizing to the biliary system: A diagnostic dilemma |
title_short | Choroidal melanoma metastatizing to the biliary system: A diagnostic dilemma |
title_sort | choroidal melanoma metastatizing to the biliary system: a diagnostic dilemma |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2930302/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20838556 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-5851.65337 |
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