title: Ileal intussusception secondary to small bowel metastases from melanoma.
abstract: A 54-year-old man on palliative treatment for disseminated cutaneous malignant melanoma presented with abdominal pain and abdominal distention. A computed tomography scan showed an area in the distal ileum suggesting intussusceptions. In an exploratory laparotomy, a 10-cm mass was found comprised of the distal ileum that had intussuscepted secondary to the small bowel metastases of melanoma. A palliative resection of 2 segments of the small bowel was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive Surgery, Instituto Oncológico Fundación Arturo López Pérez, Rancagua 678, Santiago, Chile. mbutte@gmail.com
authors.forename: Jean M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Butte
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meneses
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Waugh
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parada
authors.forename: Hernán
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: De La Fuente
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed