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01-06-2003 | Case Report
Malignant melanoma of the stomach presenting with an unknown primary lesion
Authors:
T. G. Iconomou, D. Tsoutsos, K. Frangia, H. Gogas, S. Papadopoulos, V. Georgountzos, J. Ioannovich
Published in:
European Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Issue 3/2003
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Abstract
Although the gastrointestinal tract seems to be a common site for melanoma metastases it is extremely unlikely that a melanoma of the gastric mucosa is of primary origin. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature, and the diagnosis is made clinically, endoscopically, or by postmortem material. Moreover, most of these patients have visceral metastases in other areas. A case of malignant melanoma of the stomach diagnosed endoscopically is presented. It was confirmed histologically without any other detectable primary lesion.