Massive bleeding of ruptured metastatic hepatic melanoma treated by transarterial embolization.
Although melanoma frequently metastasizes to the liver, its spontaneous rupture is rare. We report herein an unusual case of a 73-year-old man with rupture of multiple hepatic metastases from scalp melanoma and resulting massive intraperitoneal bleeding, which was successfully controlled by transarterial embolization.
Chun
Ho Jong
HJ
Department of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Osuga
Keigo
K
Fahrni
Markus
M
Nakamura
Hironobu
H
D000368:Aged; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*