title: Do primary small intestinal melanomas exist? Report of a case.
abstract: Metastatic melanoma to the gastrointestinal tract is not uncommon with the small intestine representing the most common site of gastrointestinal metastases. The occurrence of primary melanoma of the small intestine, however, is rare. We describe a case of primary melanoma of the small intestine and establish criteria for distinction between primary and metastatic small intestinal melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology, Otorhinolaryngology, Surgery (Division of Plastic Surgery), Pathology, and Surgical Oncology, and Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, and University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Sachs
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*