METASTATIC MULTIPLE PRIMARY GASTROINTESTINAL MELANOMA: A CASE REPORT
https://doi.org/10.21294/1814-4861-2020-19-6-155-160
Abstract
Primary gastrointestinal melanoma is a rare tumor with a frequency of 1 new case per 5–7 years. Over the past 100 years, there have been no more than 25 reported cases of primary melanoma of the stomach and colon. The rarity of the disease and nonspecific clinical features pose diagnostic challenges. The tumor is characterized by an aggressive growth and early metastasis. Case description. We present a rare clinical case of primary gastrointestinal melanoma with metastatic involvement of the adrenal glands, liver and retroperitoneal lymph nodes. Conclusion. To date, treatment standards for primary gastrointestinal melanoma have not been developed and are the subject of debate. However, palliative chemotherapy used for the treatment of primary skin melanoma may lead to disease stabilization in patients with gastrointestinal melanoma.
About the Authors
D. N. Kostromitsky
Oncology Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences;
Tomsk Regional Oncology Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Junior Researcher, Department of Abdominal Oncology; Physician
5, Kooperativny per., 634009, Tomsk, Russia
115, Lenina Prospekt, 634050, Tomsk, Russia
A. Yu. Dobrodeev
Oncology Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, DSc, Leading Researcher, Department of Abdominal Oncology
Researcher ID (WOS): B-5644-2017. Author ID (Scopus): 24832974200
5, Kooperativny per., 634009, Tomsk, Russia
S. G. Afanasyev
Oncology Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, DSc, Professor, Head of the Department of Abdominal Oncology
Researcher ID (WOS): D-2084-2012. Author ID (Scopus): 21333316900
5, Kooperativny per., 634009, Tomsk, Russia
N. A. Li
Tomsk Regional Oncology Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, Head of Intraluminal Endoscopic Diagnostic Department
115, Lenina Prospekt, 634050, Tomsk, Russia
N. V. Vasilyev
Oncology Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Pathologist, Department of General and Molecular Pathology
Researcher ID (WOS): D-1144-2012. Author ID (Scopus): 57192110276
5, Kooperativny per., 634009, Tomsk, Russia
A. S. Podyablonsky
Tomsk Regional Oncology Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, Roentgenologist, MRI Department
115, Lenina Prospekt, 634050, Tomsk, Russia
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Kostromitsky D.N., Dobrodeev A.Yu., Afanasyev S.G., Li N.A., Vasilyev N.V., Podyablonsky A.S. METASTATIC MULTIPLE PRIMARY GASTROINTESTINAL MELANOMA: A CASE REPORT. Siberian journal of oncology. 2020;19(6):155-160. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21294/1814-4861-2020-19-6-155-160
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