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- Title
Gastrointestinal: Gastrointestinal metastases from malignant melanoma.
- Authors
Inamori, M.; Ueno, N.; Fujita, K.; Fujisawa, T.; Fujisawa, N.; Yoneda, M.; Takahashi, H.; Ikeda, T.; Kawamura, H.; Abe, Y.; Kato, A.; Kirikoshi, H.; Kobayashi, N.; Shimamura, T.; Kubota, K.; Saito, S.; Sakaguchi, T.; Yamanaka, S.; Inayama, Y.; Nakajima, A.
- Abstract
The article examines the condition of the 62-year-old man who had undergone a surgery for a melanoma in his left lacrimal duct. As stated in the article, most patients suffering from malignant melanoma are cured by a surgical excision of the lesion. During the investigation, a metastases in his liver and lungs were discovered. A number of small lesion in his body and antrum of the stomach were found during the application of endoscopy since he has developed an abdominal pain.
- Subjects
MELANOMA; LIVER metastasis; ABDOMINAL pain; LACRIMAL apparatus; SURGICAL excision; ENDOSCOPY
- Publication
Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2006, Vol 21, Issue 1, p327
- ISSN
0815-9319
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04239.x