Melanoma as a surprising solution to the puzzle of intestinal obstruction

Abstract We present a case of a 71-year-old man with an advanced melanoma of the right colon. The final diagnosis was determined based on histopathological examination of the material collected during urgent laparotomy performed due to ileus. Although we considered the tumor to be a disseminated pri...

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Main Authors: Maksymilian Gajda, Grażyna Kamińska-Winciorek, Iwona Grzesiak, Jerzy Wydmański
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016-10-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962016001100095&tlng=en