Gastric metastases of a malignant melanoma
Clin. biomed. res
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39(2): 179-180, 2019.
Article
Dans Anglais
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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)
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Tube digestif
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Métastase tumorale
Limites du sujet:
Adulte très âgé
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Clin. biomed. res
Thème du journal:
Médicament
Année:
2019
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Hospital São Vicente de Paulo (HSVP)/BR
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Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF)/BR
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