title: [Intestinal occlusion due to metastases of malignant melanoma (a clinical case)].
abstract: Metastases of the gastrointestinal tract from malignant melanoma are fairly frequent, though their detection during the patient's lifetime is rare. An antemortem diagnosis, however, may not necessarily be an indication for surgery, unless in the presence of an acute complication (intestinal occlusion, perforation, or severe haemorrhage), owing to the patient's degenerated general condition, the presence of secondaries in other sites and, above all, the rare occurrence of major gastrointestinal disorders. The authors describe their experience with a patient presenting acute intestinal occlusion and operated on three years previously for malignant melanoma of the scalp.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale Civile S. Biagio, Domodossola.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Corinaldesi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vigoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marcato
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mandelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferrato
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Robortella
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Occlusione intestinale da metastasi di melanoma maligno (caso clinico).