Open AccessMetastatic melanoma of the gallbladder: An unusual clinical presentation of acute cholecystitis
Author(s) -
Spiridon Vernadakis,
Georgios Rallis,
Nikolaos Danias,
Costas Serafimidis,
Evangelos Christodoulou,
Michail Troullinakis,
N. J. Legakis,
Georgios Peros
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.3434
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , gallbladder , cholecystectomy , laparotomy , cholecystitis , presentation (obstetrics) , pathological , abdominal pain , surgery , general surgery , pathology , cancer research
Metastatic disease from cutaneous melanoma can affect all organs of the body, and varies in its biological behavior and clinical presentation. We present the case of a 58-year-old man who arrived at our clinic with acute abdominal pain, which, after investigation, was diagnosed as acute cholecystitis. The patient underwent laparotomy and cholecystectomy. Two years ago, he underwent surgical removal of a primary cutaneous melanoma on his right upper back. Pathological examination revealed the presence of malignant melanoma with a metastatic lesion of the gallbladder.