title: Massive bleeding of ruptured metastatic hepatic melanoma treated by transarterial embolization.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ho Jong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Keigo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osuga
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fahrni
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: 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*