title: Primary jejunal malignant melanoma first noticed because of the presence of parotid lymph node metastasis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mmito Saiseikai General Hospital, Mito, Japan. skmf-i@d7.dion.ne.jp
authors.forename: Shigeruko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iijima
authors.forename: Kuniyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Yumie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tateishi
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Norimasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sandoh
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nihei
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Hando
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hakozaki
authors.forename: Naoyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003606:Dacarbazine; D002945:Cisplatin