Abstract
PatientMale, 63Final Diagnosis: MelanomaSymptoms: Gastrointesinal haemorrhageMedication: —Clinical Procedure: EnterectomySpecialty: OncologyObjective:Unusual clinical courseBackground:It is reported that the time interval between the initial diagnosis of malignant melanoma and the diagnosis of the gastrointestinal metastases is 43.8±11.3 months.Case Report:We present the case of a 63-year-old Caucasian man who was operated on for superficial spreading Stage IB melanoma and 8 months later was diagnosed with solitary small bowel metastasis without other systemic metastases.Conclusions:Small bowel melanoma metastasis should be suspected in any patient with previous history of malignant melanoma who develops symptoms of anemia, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and non-specific abdominal pain.
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