title: Laparoscopic resection of metastatic mucosal melanoma causing jejunal intussusception.
abstract: A 47-year-old female was seen in an outpatient surgical setting for intermittent obstructive symptoms and abdominal pain. Computed tomography scan and upper GI series showed typical findings of intussusception. Laparoscopic-assisted small bowel resection was carried out. Histologic diagnosis revealed malignant melanoma. The patient had a history of right maxillary sinus melanoma greater than 12 years before presentation. We report the first case of a jejunojejunal intussusception caused by metastatic sinonasal melanoma, and its subsequent laparoscopic-assisted resection.
authors.affiliation: Florida Hospital Orlando, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Kyle P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: Yu-Hsin A
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Matthew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Albert
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged