Open AccessAbdominal metastatic melanoma invading transverse colon and stomach
Author(s) -
Miquel Ángel Escribano-Pons,
Juan José Segura-Sampedro,
Cristina Pineño-Flores,
José Carlos Rodríguez Pino,
Francesc Xavier González-Argenté,
Rafael Morales-Soriano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2021.8052/2021
Subject(s) - medicine , transverse colon , duodenum , stomach , rectum , jejunum , ileum , gastroenterology , melanoma , general surgery , cancer research
Gastrointestinal melanoma metastases are not uncommon, with the jejunum and ileum being the most common locations (58 %), followed by the stomach (26 %), colon (22 %), duodenum (12 %), and rectum (5 %).