Metastatic melanoma: an unusual cause of obstructive jaundice.
We report a patient with malignant melanoma metastatic to the supraampullar portion of the common bile duct. The unique aspects of this case include its clinical presentation masquerading as obstructive jaundice caused by a bile duct tumor and the finding of an isolated solitary recurrence metastatic to the bile duct. Cautions about the management of unusual gastrointestinal or pancreatobiliary lesions in patients with a history of melanoma are discussed.
England
M D
MD
Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
Sarr
M G
MG
D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D010180:Pancreatectomy