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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2009; 30(02): 87-89
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.60055
CASE REPORT

Malignant gastrointestinal melanoma with an unknown primary

M.V.T Krishna Mohan
Department of Medical Oncology, Nizam′s Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, AP, India
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Senthil J Rajappa
Department of Medical Oncology, Nizam′s Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, AP, India
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T Vamshidhar Reddy
Department ofGastro-enterology, Nizam′s Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, AP, India
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T Roshni Paul
Department of Pathology, Nizam′s Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, AP, India
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Abstract

Malignant melanoma is rare in India; melanoma presenting as a metastatic disease with an unknown primary, involving the gastrointestinal tract without involving lymph nodes is extremely uncommon. We report a case of a 28-year-old male with a malignant melanoma metastasizing to stomach and liver with an unknown primary. Relevant literature is being reviewed.

Keywords

Gastrointestinal - melanoma - unknown primary


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19 November 2021

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