title: [Gastric metastasis of cutaneous melanoma. Apropos of a case letter].
abstract: We report a case operated for gastric metastasis of a cutaneous melanoma. Although such localizations are frequent, symptomatology is nonspecific. Diagnostic fibroscopy is effective if the lesion is blackened by melanin. Immediate surgery is required to avoid acute complications. The indication for elective surgery can be raised if there is a solitary metastasis. In case of recurrence, subtotal gastrectomy appears to be possible. Although the prognosis is poor, surgery offers important palliative relief.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bettineschi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tacchetti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montaguti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Volpato
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pasqual
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petrin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome