title: Metastatic melanoma of mesentery.
abstract: A case of malignant melanoma metastatic to small bowel mesentery in an old female is reported. Her primary malignant melanoma of nasal mucosa was already treated. She presented with intestinal obstruction, underwent surgical excision of the tumour and was tumour-free postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Ziauddin Medical University Hospital, Karachi. doctsaab@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Mohammad Shahid
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shamim
authors.forename: Syed Asif
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Bushra
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shirazi
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shamim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000556:secondary*; D008643:Mesentery; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography