Malignant melanoma of the small bowel with unknown primary: a case report.
Primary small bowel tumours are rare. However, alongwith stomach it is the most frequent site for metastatic tumours, malignant melanoma being the commonest tumour. The prevalence of malignant melanoma in the gastrointestinal tract without any evidence of a primary lesion in the skin or any other site is extremely rare.
Guraya
Salman Yousuf
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Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. drsyg7@yahoo.com
Al Naami
Muhammad
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Al Tuwaijri
Talal
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Arafah
Maha Muhammad Irfan
MM
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009418:S100 Proteins
D009418:S100 Proteins