Malignant melanoma of the small bowel presenting with intussusception in a woman: a case report.

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Melanoma management

Abstract

Primary malignant melanoma originating in the small bowel is very rare. We report the case of primary malignant melanoma of the small bowel with secondary intussusception in a 51-year-old female with no prior history of cutaneous melanoma. The patient was admitted to the hospital for clinical bowel obstruction after 6 months of varying symptoms of antecedent syncopal events secondary to profound anemia due to iron deficiency followed later by vomiting, abdominal pain and weight loss. A CT scan showed intussusception and she underwent a small bowel resection. Diagnosis of malignant melanoma was confirmed post-operatively following immunohistochemistry. The patient history and postoperative investigation excluded the existence of a primary lesion elsewhere. Our case represents an aggressive primary small bowel melanoma presenting as intussusception.

First Page

99

Last Page

104

DOI

10.2217/mmt-2016-0028

Publication Date

5-1-2017

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