title: A case of malignant melanoma of the transverse mesocolon.
abstract: A pediatric patient with malignant melanoma of the transverse mesocolon is reported. No cases of malignant melanoma occurring from the mesenterium have been previously reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, University of Tokushima, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takehara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kameoka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Komi
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology; D008646:Mesocolon / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology