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Metastatic Melanoma Presenting as Intussusception in an 80-Year-Old Man: A Case Report
Malignant melanoma of the gastrointestinal tract is an uncommon neoplasm that could be primary or metastatic. Small intestine represents the most common site for the metastatic melanoma; however, it could be found anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. Intussusception is a rare cause of intestinal...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3603642/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23533893 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/672816 |
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author | Alghamdi, Sarah Omarzai, Yumna |
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description | Malignant melanoma of the gastrointestinal tract is an uncommon neoplasm that could be primary or metastatic. Small intestine represents the most common site for the metastatic melanoma; however, it could be found anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. Intussusception is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in adults compared to children. In 90% of the cases, the underlying cause can be found, and in 65% of the cases, intussusception is caused by the neoplastic process. The majority of the neoplasms are benign, and about 15% are malignant. Metastatic melanoma is one of the most common metastatic malignancies to the gastrointestinal tract; however, the premortem diagnosis is rarely made. Here, we report an uncommon clinical presentation of metastatic melanoma causing intussusception in an 80-year-old man. This diagnosis should be considered in a differential diagnosis in any patient who presents with gastrointestinal symptoms and a history of melanoma. |
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spelling | pubmed-36036422013-03-26 Metastatic Melanoma Presenting as Intussusception in an 80-Year-Old Man: A Case Report Alghamdi, Sarah Omarzai, Yumna Case Rep Pathol Case Report Malignant melanoma of the gastrointestinal tract is an uncommon neoplasm that could be primary or metastatic. Small intestine represents the most common site for the metastatic melanoma; however, it could be found anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. Intussusception is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in adults compared to children. In 90% of the cases, the underlying cause can be found, and in 65% of the cases, intussusception is caused by the neoplastic process. The majority of the neoplasms are benign, and about 15% are malignant. Metastatic melanoma is one of the most common metastatic malignancies to the gastrointestinal tract; however, the premortem diagnosis is rarely made. Here, we report an uncommon clinical presentation of metastatic melanoma causing intussusception in an 80-year-old man. This diagnosis should be considered in a differential diagnosis in any patient who presents with gastrointestinal symptoms and a history of melanoma. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-03-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3603642/ /pubmed/23533893 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/672816 Text en Copyright © 2013 S. Alghamdi and Y. Omarzai. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under 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 Alghamdi, Sarah Omarzai, Yumna Metastatic Melanoma Presenting as Intussusception in an 80-Year-Old Man: A Case Report |
title | Metastatic Melanoma Presenting as Intussusception in an 80-Year-Old Man: A Case Report |
title_full | Metastatic Melanoma Presenting as Intussusception in an 80-Year-Old Man: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Metastatic Melanoma Presenting as Intussusception in an 80-Year-Old Man: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Metastatic Melanoma Presenting as Intussusception in an 80-Year-Old Man: A Case Report |
title_short | Metastatic Melanoma Presenting as Intussusception in an 80-Year-Old Man: A Case Report |
title_sort | metastatic melanoma presenting as intussusception in an 80-year-old man: a case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3603642/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23533893 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/672816 |
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