title: [The malignant melanoma metastasis into the stomach corpus].
abstract: Our case-review studies an unusual case of occult bleeding from the cephalad portion of the digestive tube, caused by a metastasis of the malignant melanoma in the gastric corpus. The worldwide rates of patients with confirmed metastatic affections of the abdominal cavity, reaches only 2%. On the contrary, in 60% patients who died in consequence with malignant melanoma generalization, sections revealed metastases to the gastrointestinal tract. Unspecific symptoms, most frequently general weakness, tiredness, unspecific pains, anaemia and sometimes difficult decision-making, are among the suspected causes of poor diagnostic outcomes. Our case-review and collected literature data have confirmed positive effects of surgery on condition of patients with metastatic affections of the gastrointestinal tract.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgická klinika Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady, prednosta doc. MUDr. J. Fanta, DrSc.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stukavec
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Horák
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*