Obstructive acute abdomen by metastatic malignant melanoma: case report

Authors

  • Carlos Teodósio Da Ros Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre (FFFCMPA). Porto Alegre (RS), Brasil
  • Fabiano Ligório da Silva Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS). Porto Alegre - RS.
  • Ernesto de Paula Guedes Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre (ISCMPA). Porto Alegre (RS), Brasil
  • Antônio A. Hartmann Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre (FFFCMPA). Porto Alegre (RS), Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.1995v41n4.2956

Keywords:

Intestinal Obstruction, Metastatic Malignant Melanoma

Abstract

We relate a case of a patient with acute intestinal obstruction due of a malignant metastatic melanoma. Two years ago, the patient underwent to resection of one dorsal malignant melanoma. It is an infrequent neoplasm, and more rare is the place of this metastasis.

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2022-10-04

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Ros CTD, Silva FL da, Guedes E de P, Hartmann AA. Obstructive acute abdomen by metastatic malignant melanoma: case report. Rev. Bras. Cancerol. [Internet]. 2022 Oct. 4 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];41(4):261-3. Available from: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/2956

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Vol. 41 No. 4 (1995): Oct./Nov./Dec.

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CASE REPORT

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