Melanoma - goes where it wants and does what it pleases. A case report of primary gastric melanoma

Matthew Corbitt; Vipul Vyas; Christian J Beardsley

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjae246

Melanoma - goes where it wants and does what it pleases. A case report of primary gastric melanoma

J Surg Case Rep. 2024 Apr 24;2024(4):rjae246. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjae246. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Authors

Matthew Corbitt^{1

2}, Vipul Vyas³, Christian J Beardsley²

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine & Dentistry, Griffith University, 1 Parklands Drive, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
² Department of Surgery, Cairns & Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, 165 Esplanade, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia.
³ Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Butterfield Street, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.

Abstract

Melanoma is a common global cancer, however, extracutaneous forms are most often from metastasis. Primary extracutaneous forms are rare, with primary gastric melanoma exceedingly so, with approximately only 50 cases reported worldwide in the literature. The mainstay of management is surgical resection with minimal data on adjuvant therapy. Its prognosis remains poor due to its aggressive behaviour and late presentation. Our case demonstrates a primary gastric melanoma presenting with gastric perforation requiring emergency operative management.

Keywords: gastric; melanoma.

Publication types

Case Reports