An Unusual Case of Primary Gastric Balloon Cell Melanoma

Most cases of melanoma found in the gastrointestinal tract are the result of metastasis. Although uncommon and only described in isolated case reports, primary gastric melanoma should be considered when patients present with vague gastrointestinal symptoms and a mass is identified on esophagogastrod...

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Autores principales: Chaudhry, Hunza, Green, Victoria, Lin, Joanne, Lewis, Justin, Wong, Helen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9911202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36777460
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000976
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author Chaudhry, Hunza
Green, Victoria
Lin, Joanne
Lewis, Justin
Wong, Helen
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description Most cases of melanoma found in the gastrointestinal tract are the result of metastasis. Although uncommon and only described in isolated case reports, primary gastric melanoma should be considered when patients present with vague gastrointestinal symptoms and a mass is identified on esophagogastroduodenoscopy or imaging. We describe a case of primary gastric balloon cell melanoma in a 73-year-old man who presented with melena. Given the high morbidity and mortality of gastric mucosal melanoma, early diagnosis and initiation of treatment can lead to improved outcomes and survival.
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spelling pubmed-99112022023-02-10 An Unusual Case of Primary Gastric Balloon Cell Melanoma Chaudhry, Hunza Green, Victoria Lin, Joanne Lewis, Justin Wong, Helen ACG Case Rep J Case Report Most cases of melanoma found in the gastrointestinal tract are the result of metastasis. Although uncommon and only described in isolated case reports, primary gastric melanoma should be considered when patients present with vague gastrointestinal symptoms and a mass is identified on esophagogastroduodenoscopy or imaging. We describe a case of primary gastric balloon cell melanoma in a 73-year-old man who presented with melena. Given the high morbidity and mortality of gastric mucosal melanoma, early diagnosis and initiation of treatment can lead to improved outcomes and survival. Wolters Kluwer 2023-02-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9911202/ /pubmed/36777460 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000976 Text en © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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