A Case of Primary Small Bowel Melanoma Diagnosed by Single-Balloon Enteroscopy
Clinical Endoscopy
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: 395-399, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-195023
ABSTRACT
Although metastasis from cutaneous malignant melanoma to the small intestine is not uncommon, primary small bowel melanoma (SBM) is extremely rare. This case report describes a rare case of primary SBM, diagnosed by single-balloon enteroscopy. A 74-year-old man presented with recurrent melena. Upper endoscopy and colonoscopy were unremarkable. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed an ileal mass with ileo-ileal intussusception. Subsequent single-balloon enteroscopy identified an ileal tumor, which was histologically diagnosed as melanoma. Extensive clinical examination did not reveal any primary cutaneous lesions. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of primary SBM in South Korea.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Melena
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Colonoscopy
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Endoscopy
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Intestine, Small
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Intussusception
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Korea
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Melanoma
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical Endoscopy
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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