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Melanoma of Stomach |
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| Authors: | Abdul Khaliq Pradeep K. Siddappa Ragesh B. Thandassery Rakesh Kochhar Anish Bhattacharya Kim Vaiphei Kartar Singh |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Gastroenterology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India 2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India 3. Department of Histopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India |
| Abstract: | IntroductionMelanoma of gastrointestinal tract can be either primary or secondary to metastases from other sites like skin, mucous membranes, and uvea. Primary gastrointestinal melanoma is rare and still rarer is stomach involvement.Case ReportWe report a case of primary malignant melanoma of stomach in a 50-year-old female who presented with an axillary lymphadenopathy.ConclusionMelanoma of stomach is rare. It has characteristic endoscopic appearance. Differentiation of primary from secondary melanoma is possible on clinical behavior and histological characteristics. |
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