Primary melanoma of the small bowel revealed by gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report

Primary melanoma of the small bowel revealed by gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report

Abstract Background Primary melanoma of the small bowel is extremely rare. Only a limited number of cases have been described in the literature. Mostly, the small intestine is affected by metastatic tumors of other primary lesions, especially cutaneous. Case presentation We report the case of a 75-y...

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Main Authors: B. Ait Idir, A. Riany, A. Jahid, B. Chad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Intestinal melanoma
Primary melanoma of the small bowel
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-016-1119-9

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