title: Metastatic melanoma in the gallbladder: report of a case.
abstract: Both primary and secondary gallbladder melanomas are rare and, when a solitary melanoma is found in the gallbladder, it is difficult to determine if it is primary or metastatic disease. We report the case of a young woman found to have a single metastatic gallbladder melanoma. Surgical removal of a solitary metastatic focus remains the treatment of choice for isolated metastasis of a malignant melanoma; however, the effectiveness of complementary chemotherapy and immunotherapy is still being examined.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Athens University School of Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, Ag. Thomas Str. 17, 115-27 Goudi, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gogas
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mantas
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gogas
authors.forename: Efstratios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kouskos
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Markopoulos
authors.forename: Stephania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vgenopoulou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*