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A Rare Case of Metastatic Malignant Melanoma to the Colon from an Unknown Primary

Author(s) -

Preethi Reddy,

Courtney Walker,

Bianca Afonso

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

case reports in gastrointestinal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6528

pISSN - 2090-6536

DOI - 10.1155/2014/312902

Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , gastrointestinal tract , metastatic melanoma , metastasis , oncology , surgical resection , pathology , gastroenterology , dermatology , cancer , cancer research

Metastatic melanoma from an unknown primary (MUP) is rare; its occurrence in the gastrointestinal tract is of exceedingly low prevalence. We report a case of a 73-year-old man with metastatic malignant melanoma to the colon from an unknown primary. The rarity of MUP and importance of screening for gastrointestinal metastasis in patients with malignant melanoma are discussed along with the role of surgical resection in improving prognosis and overall survival.

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