Primary jejunal malignant melanoma first noticed because of the presence of parotid lymph node metastasis.
The case of a 71-year-old Japanese man with primary jejunal melanoma with an unusual clinical course is reported. Several cases of primary malignant melanoma of the small intestine have been reported, but in most cases no clear evidence has shown whether the lesions were primary or metastatic. We discuss why the tumor in our case was considered primary, and we review similar cases of primary melanoma of the small intestine.
Iijima
Shigeruko
S
Department of Dermatology, Mmito Saiseikai General Hospital, Mito, Japan. skmf-i@d7.dion.ne.jp
Oka
Kuniyuki
K
Sasaki
Masataka
M
Tateishi
Yumie
Y
Saito
Hidetoshi
H
Sandoh
Norimasa
N
Nihei
Takeshi
T
Kawano
Hideyuki
H
Kawasaki
Tomoaki
T
Hakozaki
Hando
H
Mori
Naoyoshi
N
D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000175:diagnosis; D010306:Parotid Gland
D003606:Dacarbazine; D002945:Cisplatin