Open AccessMalignant gastrointestinal melanoma with an unknown primary
Author(s) -
Mittu Mohan,
Senthil Rajappa,
Tirumuru V. Reddy,
Tanusree Paul
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of medical and paediatric oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0975-2129
pISSN - 0971-5851
DOI - 10.4103/0971-5851.60055
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , primary (astronomy) , dermatology , cancer research , physics , astronomy
Malignant melanoma is rare in India; melanoma presenting as a metastatic disease with an unknown primary, involving the gastrointestinal tract without involving lymph nodes is extremely uncommon. We report a case of a 28-year-old male with a malignant melanoma metastasizing to stomach and liver with an unknown primary. Relevant literature is being reviewed.