MALIGNANT MELANOMA OF THE SMALL BOWEL WITH UNKNOWN PRIMARY: A CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Salman Yousuf Guraya
  • Muhammad Al Naami
  • Talal Al Tuwaijri
  • Maha Muhammad Irfan Arafah

Abstract

Primary small bowel tumours are rare. However, alongwith stomach it is the most frequent site for
metastatic tumours, malignant melanoma being the commo nest tumour. The prevalence of
malignant melanoma in the gastrointestinal tract without any evidence of a primary lesion in the
skin or any other site is extremely rare.
Keywords: Malignant melanoma, Small bowel metastasis, S 100 protein

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2007-03-01

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Guraya SY, Naami MA, Tuwaijri TA, Arafah MMI. MALIGNANT MELANOMA OF THE SMALL BOWEL WITH UNKNOWN PRIMARY: A CASE REPORT. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad [Internet]. 2007 Mar. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 7];19(1):63-5. Available from: https://jamc.ayubmed.edu.pk/index.php/jamc/article/view/4296

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