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Journal of Medical Case Reports
Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Case report

Primary melanoma of the small bowel revealed by gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report

Authors: B. Ait Idir, A. Riany, A. Jahid, B. Chad

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Background

Primary melanoma of the small bowel is extremely rare. Only a limited number of cases have been described in the literature. Mostly, the small intestine is affected by metastatic tumors of other primary lesions, especially cutaneous.

Case presentation

We report the case of a 75-year-old North African woman with a small bowel melanoma. The diagnosis was made by histological examination and immunohistochemical profile matching after a segmental small bowel resection. Postoperative investigations looking for cutaneous, gastrointestinal or ocular primary lesions found no abnormalities.

Conclusions

The diagnosis of primary small bowel melanoma can be retained although it remains difficult to exclude the possibility of metastatic melanoma.
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Metadata
Title
Primary melanoma of the small bowel revealed by gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report
Authors
B. Ait Idir
A. Riany
A. Jahid
B. Chad
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1119-9

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