Metastatic melanoma: an uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2023 Nov;115(11):675-676. doi: 10.17235/reed.2023.9678/2023.

Abstract

Melanoma gastrointestinal metastases are rare and represent a late stage of malignant disease with the jejunum and ileum being the most common locations followed by stomach, colon and duodenum. We present a case of a patient with past history of cutaneous melanoma treated twelve years before, in remission. The patient developed upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to metastatic melanoma in the duodenum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms* / complications
  • Humans
  • Ileum / pathology
  • Melanoma* / pathology
  • Melanoma* / secondary
  • Skin Neoplasms* / complications
  • Skin Neoplasms* / pathology