A Rare Case of Metastatic Malignant Melanoma to the Colon from an Unknown Primary
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 g...
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Main Authors: | Preethi Reddy, Courtney Walker, Bianca Afonso |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2014-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/312902 |
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