A case of endoscopic detection of gastric metastases with skin melanoma

Российский журнал гастроэнтерологии, гепатологии, колопроктологии

Maksim Y Kabanov¹  Konstantin V Sementsov¹  Mariya Y Belikova¹  Dmitriy K Savchenkov¹  Taras E Koshelev²  Arina K Stechishina²  Denis B Degterev³ 

[1] 1) North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation2) St. Petersburg “Hospital for war veterans”, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation;North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation;St. Petersburg “Hospital for war veterans”, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation;

关键词: melanoma;    metastatic melanoma;    gastric;    gastrointestinal melanoma;    differential diagnosis.;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Aim: to demonstrate the option of disseminated skin melanoma, and modern endoscopic picture of pathognomonic pigmented melanoma metastases in the stomach.Key findings. A 66-year female was presented to St. Petersburg «Hospital for war veterans» complaining of dyspnea, weakness, cough. During the examination community-acquired pneumonia was revealed. Comprehensive examination included computed tomography, which showed a right lung tumor with secondary changes in the organs of the chest and abdomen. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed gastric metastases of melanoma.Conclusion. Symptoms of melanoma metastasis in the gastrointestinal tract are nonspecific, more often metastases become apparent with a significant dissemination of the process. Endoscopists need to verify lesions of mucous membrane correctly and rememder about probability of growth of unpigmented gastrointestinal metastases in patients who have skin melanoma in their medical history.Conflict of interest: the authors declare no conflict of interest.

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