Malignant melanoma of the cecum and small intestine. Issue 3 (2nd July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tan, Christopher; Yanchak, Teresa; Ramirez, Jonathan
• Is Part Of: Proceedings. Volume 33:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 422
• Page End: 423
• Publication Date: 2020-07-02
• Subjects: Endoscopy -- gastroenterology -- large intestine -- melanoma -- small intestine; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Medicine -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.005
• DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2020.1735237
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-8280

Abstract

Abstract: Malignant melanoma is the most lethal skin cancer. While it represents about 5% of all cutaneous malignancies for men and women, melanoma accounts for the most skin cancer deaths. Symptomatic gastrointestinal involvement from primary malignant cutaneous melanoma is uncommon and represents only 1% to 4% of melanoma cases but is found in 60% of autopsies in patients who have had a primary cutaneous melanoma. We present a case of metastatic melanoma in a 61-year-old man with initial symptomatic cecal melanoma and subsequent jejunal involvement discovered during endoscopy.