Melanoma with gastric metastases.
An 81-year-old woman with a history of malignant melanoma who presented with dyspnea and fatigue was found to have metastases to the stomach detected on endoscopy. Primary cutaneous malignant melanoma with gastric metastases is a rare occurrence, and it is often not detected until autopsy because of its non-specific manifestations.
Department of Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA; Katherine.wong@medstar.net.
Katherine
K
Wong
Department of Rheumatology, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Sam W
SW
Serafi
Department of Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Abhijit S
AS
Bhatia
Department of Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Irene
I
Ibarra
Department of Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Elizabeth A
EA
Allen
HMB-45; S-100; gastric; malignant; melanoma; metastases; prognosis