Amelanotic metastatic melanoma of the stomach presenting with iron deficiency anemia
| Journal | Volume 80 - 2017 |
| Issue | Fasc.2 - Letters |
| Author(s) | M. D. Iadevaia, D. Sgambato, A. Miranda, E. Ferrante, A. Federico, F. C. Sasso, F. P. D'Armiento, M. Palla, M. Romano |
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| (1) Iadevaia MD, Sgambato D, Miranda A, Ferrante E, Federico A, Romano M, Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine “Magrassi-Lanzara”, Second University of Naples, Via Pansini, 80131, Naples (Italy) ; (2) D'Armiento FP, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Section of Pathology, Federico II University, Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples (Italy) ; (3) Sasso FC, Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine “Magrassi-Lanzara”, Second University of Naples, Via Pansini, 80131, Naples (Italy) ; (4) Palla M, O.U. Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapies, National Cancer Institute of Naples “G. Pascale” Foundation, Naples, Italy.. |
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Melanoma is an extremely aggressive cancer affecting people in young age. About 18% of patients with cutaneous melanoma will show clinical metastases. The gastrointestinal tract has a frequency of involvement by metastatic melanoma of about 26-48%.(1) Clinical diagnosis of enteric metastasis is made in less than 5% of patients affected by melanoma. Instead, at autopsy of 216 subjects with disseminated melanoma, Patel et al described a share of spread to intestinal site of about 60%. |
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