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01-08-2016 | Letter to the Editor

Primary malignant melanoma of the gallbladder: an outstandingly rare tumor

Authors: Edoardo Virgilio, Alessandro Scorsi, Pietro Maria Amodio, Angelo Goglia, Raffaele Macarone Palmieri

Published in: Clinical and Experimental Medicine | Issue 3/2016

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We commend Giannini et al. [1] on their interesting article about two rare cases of gallbladder metastasis from malignant cutaneous melanoma. As for us, we would like to pique interest in another particular and very rare disease involving both melanoma and cholecyst, which is primary malignant melanoma of the gallbladder. …

Giannini I, Cutrignelli DA, Resta L, Gentile A, Vincenti L. Metastatic melanoma of the gallbladder: report of two cases and a review of the literature. Clin Exp Med. 2015. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 25929736.

Gligorijevic J, Zivkovic V, Djordjevic B, Dimov I. Primary gallbladder melanoma in dysplastic nevus syndrome: report of case and literature review. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2011;22:626–30.CrossRefPubMed

Safioleas M, Agapitos E, Kontzoglou K, et al. Primary melanoma of the gallbladder: does it exist? Report of a case and review of the literature. World J Gastroenterol. 2006;12:4259–61.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

Haskaraca MF, Ozsoy M, Ozsan I, Kurt K. Primary malignant melanoma of the gallbladder: a case report and review of the literature. Case Rep Surg. 2012;2012:693547.PubMedPubMedCentral

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Title: Primary malignant melanoma of the gallbladder: an outstandingly rare tumor
Authors: Edoardo Virgilio
Alessandro Scorsi
Pietro Maria Amodio
Angelo Goglia
Raffaele Macarone Palmieri
Publication date: 01-08-2016
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Clinical and Experimental Medicine / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 1591-8890
Electronic ISSN: 1591-9528
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-015-0378-x

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