Metastatic melanoma of mesentery.
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.
Shamim
Mohammad Shahid
MS
Department of General Surgery, Ziauddin Medical University Hospital, Karachi. doctsaab@yahoo.co.uk
Ali
Syed Asif
SA
Shirazi
Bushra
B
Shamim
Mohammad
M
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