title: [Two cases of melanoma metastasis. Description and review of the literature].
abstract: The metastases of malignant melanoma can appear after many years to primitive diagnosis and can involve many organs. There are reported two cases of metastatic melanoma presenting in a parotid gland and in the small bowel. The rarity of the metastatic melanoma to parotid gland and the difficulty of diagnosing intestinal involvement are discussed together with a review of the literature. The surgical treatment was justified by therapeutic and diagnostic aim, without positive influence on survival.
authors.affiliation: Servizio Autonomo Universitario di Chirurgia Esofagea ed Oncologia, Ospedale Molinette, Università degli Studi, Torino.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zanon
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Satolli
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alabiso
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grassi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miraglia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000556:secondary*; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Due casi di metastatizzazione di melanoma. Descrizione e revisione della letteratura.