[Late ileal metastases from a skin melanoma with mainly hemorrhagic symptoms. Report of one case (author's transl)].
Intestinal metastase from a malignant melanoma are rare and raise difficult diagnostic problems especially when far from the initial tumour. Although acute intussusception is the usual clinical presentation, one should recognise the possibility of atypical symptoms: e.g. repeated digestive hemorrhage or resistant anemia. A sutdy of past history may lead to the discovery of a malanoma. Treatment is unfortunately surgical and palliative to releave the complication.
D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms
Métastases iléales tardives d'un mélanome cutané périphérique. Manifestations hémorragiques prédominantes. A propos d'un cas.