Primary versus Metastatic Gastrointestinal Melanoma: A Rare Case and Review of Current Literature
Gastrointestinal (GI) melanomas are a rare diagnostic entity. Although there have been cases of melanomas solely in the GI tract, many debate their true origin: the gut versus a distant, undetected primary lesion that regressed known as melanoma of unknown primary. We present a case that involved di...
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| description | Gastrointestinal (GI) melanomas are a rare diagnostic entity. Although there have been cases of melanomas solely in the GI tract, many debate their true origin: the gut versus a distant, undetected primary lesion that regressed known as melanoma of unknown primary. We present a case that involved diagnosing a GI melanoma and then backtracking to find a possible primary source. We review the most recent literature regarding possible etiologies of primary GI melanomas and how to differentiate whether it has a primary, metastatic, or unknown origin. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-267e782a699d43339611e9ee77dd0f992025-08-20T02:04:23ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362016-01-01201610.1155/2016/23061802306180Primary versus Metastatic Gastrointestinal Melanoma: A Rare Case and Review of Current LiteratureMalorie Simons0Jason Ferreira1Rashna Meunier2Steven Moss3Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, Providence, RI, USADartmouth-Hitchcock Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Lebanon, NH, USADivision of Surgical Pathology/Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Rhode Island Hospital and Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USAGastrointestinal (GI) melanomas are a rare diagnostic entity. Although there have been cases of melanomas solely in the GI tract, many debate their true origin: the gut versus a distant, undetected primary lesion that regressed known as melanoma of unknown primary. We present a case that involved diagnosing a GI melanoma and then backtracking to find a possible primary source. We review the most recent literature regarding possible etiologies of primary GI melanomas and how to differentiate whether it has a primary, metastatic, or unknown origin.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2306180 |
| spellingShingle | Malorie Simons Jason Ferreira Rashna Meunier Steven Moss Primary versus Metastatic Gastrointestinal Melanoma: A Rare Case and Review of Current Literature Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | Primary versus Metastatic Gastrointestinal Melanoma: A Rare Case and Review of Current Literature |
| title_full | Primary versus Metastatic Gastrointestinal Melanoma: A Rare Case and Review of Current Literature |
| title_fullStr | Primary versus Metastatic Gastrointestinal Melanoma: A Rare Case and Review of Current Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary versus Metastatic Gastrointestinal Melanoma: A Rare Case and Review of Current Literature |
| title_short | Primary versus Metastatic Gastrointestinal Melanoma: A Rare Case and Review of Current Literature |
| title_sort | primary versus metastatic gastrointestinal melanoma a rare case and review of current literature |
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