Gastric metastases of a malignant melanoma
Clin. biomed. res
;
39(2): 179-180, 2019.
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en Inglés
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| ID: biblio-1023678
ABSTRACT
Malignant melanoma accounts for around 5% of all malignant skin tumors. It is considered one of the most aggressive neoplasms due to its high metastasizing capacity. The most common sites of metastasis are peri-tumor lymph nodes, lung, brain and liver. The digestive tract is not a common site of metastasis. When involved, the small intestine is the organ most commonly affected. The stomach is a rare site of metastasis, found in only 7% percent of the cases. We report a case of a 72-year-old patient with a history of malignant melanoma who presented with acute epigastric pain. Enterotomography, upper endoscopy and additional biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of gastric metastases. (AU)
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Asunto principal:
Tracto Gastrointestinal
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Metástasis de la Neoplasia
Límite:
Anciano
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Clin. biomed. res
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Hospital São Vicente de Paulo (HSVP)/BR
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Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF)/BR
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