An unusual presentation of metastatic malignant melanoma causing jejuno-jejunal intussusception: a case report

An unusual presentation of metastatic malignant melanoma causing jejuno-jejunal intussusception: a case report

Abstract Background Small bowel intussusception in adults is rarely encountered. In most cases small bowel intussusception is caused by benign neoplastic lesions, but metastasis of cutaneous malignant melanoma causing small bowel intussusception is rare. We present such a case of jejuno-jejunal intu...

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Main Authors: Mihajlo Đokić, David Badovinac, Miha Petrič, Blaž Trotovšek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Jejuno-jejunal intussusception
Malignant melanoma
Gastrointestinal metastasis
Metastasectomy
Emergency surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1887-5

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