Year 2020 / Volume 112 / Number 9
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Enteroscopy in the diagnosis of melanoma metastases

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2020.6820/2019

María del Mar Díaz Alcázar, Antonio José Ruiz-Rodríguez, Francisco Javier Casado Caballero, Alicia Martín-Lagos Maldonado,

Abstract
We present abdominal computed tomography and enteroscopy images of a 48-year-old male patient with a previous melanoma who presented with epigastric pain. The pain was not controlled with medical management. Abdominal computed tomography and a histological study of biopsies form enteroscopy confirmed the diagnosis of metastatic melanoma. The gastrointestinal involvement of melanoma is usually metastatic. Symptomatic gastrointestinal involvement occurs in less than 5% of melanomas, although postmortem analyses have reported up to 70%. The clinical presentation is variable and usually presents as abdominal pain. The diagnosis of small intestinal involvement of melanoma is a challenge due to its poor accessibility. The enteroscopy has a fundamental role as it allows a direct visualization and biopsies to be taken for histological study.
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Received: 15/12/2019

Accepted: 19/12/2019

Online First: 14/02/2020

Published: 10/09/2020

Article Online First time: 61 days

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