title: Melanoma of the gallbladder: appropriate surgical management and review of the literature.
abstract: Melanomas of the gallbladder (GB) are extremely rare with a very poor prognosis. They feature in the literature as a few case reports and the method of their management is not clear. We report a case of patient with metastatic cutaneous melanoma to the GB, and our treatment suggestion.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Larnaca General Hospital Larnaca, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Demetris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Christou
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre Nicosia, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Nicos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Katodritis
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre Nicosia, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Marios P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Decatris
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Lefkothea MRI Centre Cyprus Nicosia, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katodritou
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Nicosia General Hospital Nicosia, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Michaelides
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Larnaca General Hospital Larnaca, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Nicolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nicolaou
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Larnaca General Hospital Larnaca, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Michalis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kounoushis
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Larnaca General Hospital Larnaca, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Panayiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hadjicostas
keywords: Gallbladder; melanoma; metastasis; surgery