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- Title
Metastasis of Spindle Cell Malignant Melanoma in Gallbladder.
- Authors
Arredondo Montero, Javier; Recreo Baquedano, Ana Cristina; Bronte Anaut, Mónica; Martín-Calvo, Nerea
- Abstract
Malignant melanoma is an aggressive neoplasm with a high tendency to metastasize. Gastrointestinal metastases, although described in the literature, are infrequent. We present the case of a 51-year-old male patient with a surficial spreading melanoma stage IIIc with BRAF mutation who presented a gallbladder outgrowth lesion, compatible with a polyp. A significant growth of the lesion was observed in subsequent TC studies and a laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed. The anatomopathological study of the specimen confirmed the diagnosis of gallbladder metastasis due to epithelioid and spindle cell malignant melanoma. The presence of a gallbladder lesion in the context of a patient diagnosed with melanoma should establish the diagnostic suspicion of metastasis, and an early extension study and laparoscopic cholecystectomy should be considered. The palliative surgical approach to avoid hepatobiliary symptomatology can be considered.
- Subjects
RISK of metastasis; GALLBLADDER tumors; GENETIC mutation; MELANOMA; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; RISK assessment; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; TUMOR classification; CELLS; POLYPS; DISEASE risk factors; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Indian Journal of Surgery, 2023, Vol 85, Issue 2, p433
- ISSN
0972-2068
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12262-022-03379-3