title: Malignant gastrointestinal melanoma with an unknown primary.
abstract: Malignant melanoma is rare in India; melanoma presenting as a metastatic disease with an unknown primary, involving the gastrointestinal tract without involving lymph nodes is extremely uncommon. We report a case of a 28-year-old male with a malignant melanoma metastasizing to stomach and liver with an unknown primary. Relevant literature is being reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, AP, India.
authors.forename: M V T
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Krishna Mohan
authors.forename: Senthil J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rajappa
authors.forename: T Vamshidhar
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: T Roshni
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Paul