Late melanoma metastases in stomach and small bowel: a case report
Authors: Laura M Vergara, Magali A Belen Pereiro, Sebastian N Salvo, Juan M Alvarez, Leandro O Gusukuma
Background: Primary cutaneous malignant melanoma with gastric metastases is a rare phenomenon, which usually occurs within one year from the time of the primary tumor diagnosis. In this case, the diagnosis of primary melanoma was 8 years prior to gastric metastases diagnosis. Case Presentation: A 75-year-old male with a history of malignant melanoma presented with ferropenic anemia was found to have metastases to the stomach, detected on endoscopy. A Palliative Subtotal Gastrectomy was performed because of recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. After surgery, the patient was referred to our oncology clinic for chemotherapy. Conclusion: Surgical intervention offered symptomatic relief while attempting to prolong the patients survival. Most publications on this topic are limited to single case-reports given the low frequency of gastric lesions in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma. This case report contributes to the understanding of this rare phenomenon while reaffirms that Metastatic Melanoma in the stomach should be suspected in any patient with a previous history of Melanoma.
Keywords: Case report, gastric metastases, melanoma, palliative surgery, polypoid lesions, subtotal gastrectomy.
Authors
Correspondence to:
Magali A Belen Pereiro, General Surgery Department, Hospital Español de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina magalibelen214@hotmail.com
Publication history:
Received 17 Feb 2020
Revised 24 Dec 2020
Accepted 02 Jan 2021
Published online 15 Apr 2021
Published in print 30 Apr 2021
Vergara LM, Pereiro MAB, Salvo SN, Alvarez JM, Gusukuma LO. Late melanoma metastases in stomach and small bowel: a case report. EJMCR. 2021; 5(4): 109-111. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1581892429
Vergara LM, Pereiro MAB, Salvo SN, Alvarez JM, Gusukuma LO. Late melanoma metastases in stomach and small bowel: a case report. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=87429 [Access: April 19, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1581892429
Vergara LM, Pereiro MAB, Salvo SN, Alvarez JM, Gusukuma LO. Late melanoma metastases in stomach and small bowel: a case report. EJMCR. 2021; 5(4): 109-111. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1581892429
Vergara LM, Pereiro MAB, Salvo SN, Alvarez JM, Gusukuma LO. Late melanoma metastases in stomach and small bowel: a case report. EJMCR. (2021), [cited April 19, 2024]; 5(4): 109-111. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1581892429
Vergara, L. M., Pereiro, . M. A. B., Salvo, . S. N., Alvarez, . J. M. & Gusukuma, . L. O. (2021) Late melanoma metastases in stomach and small bowel: a case report. EJMCR, 5 (4), 109-111. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1581892429
Vergara, Laura M., Magali A. Belen Pereiro, Sebastian N. Salvo, Juan M. Alvarez, and Leandro O. Gusukuma. 2021. Late melanoma metastases in stomach and small bowel: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 5 (4), 109-111. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1581892429
Vergara, Laura M., Magali A. Belen Pereiro, Sebastian N. Salvo, Juan M. Alvarez, and Leandro O. Gusukuma. "Late melanoma metastases in stomach and small bowel: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 5 (2021), 109-111. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1581892429
Vergara, Laura M., Magali A. Belen Pereiro, Sebastian N. Salvo, Juan M. Alvarez, and Leandro O. Gusukuma. "Late melanoma metastases in stomach and small bowel: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 5.4 (2021), 109-111. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1581892429
Vergara, L. M., Pereiro, . M. A. B., Salvo, . S. N., Alvarez, . J. M. & Gusukuma, . L. O. (2021) Late melanoma metastases in stomach and small bowel: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 5 (4), 109-111. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1581892429