Malignant Melanoma with Delayed Metastatic Growths

Wilbur, Dwight L.; Hartman, Howard R.

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-5-2-201

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“…Up to 60 % of patients with melanoma are found to have metastases at autopsy. However, the body seems to possess unusual resistance to metastasis from these tumours and it may be years after the appearance or removal of the primary growth before metastasis occur [1]. The gastrointestinal tract is a common site for malignant melanoma, the common sites being the small bowel (50 %), colon (30 %) and anorectum (25 %) [2].…”

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Small Bowel Melanoma Metastasing to Inguinal Lymph Node - a Rare Case

Chisthi

Rahul

Sreekumar

2015

Indian J Surg Oncol

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Malignant Melanoma is one of the commonest cutaneous malignancies affecting human beings. The gastrointestinal tract is a common site for melanoma, both as primary and metastases. However it is rare for gastrointestinal melanoma to metastase oustide of the abdominal cavity. In the literature, there is no evidence about inguinal lymph node metastases from small bowel melanoma. Here we present a case report of an old lady who underwent laparoscopic resection of small bowel for melanoma and presented 4 years later with metastatic lymph node in inguinal lymph node. Though it could not be verified, we hypothesise that the tumour disseminated to the lymph node through a port-site metastases. Literature review shows several mechanisms which were put forward to explain the mechanism of port-site metastases.

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