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A slightly different polyp: melanoma metastasis diagnosed by colonoscopy.

Guillermo Castillo-LópezJulián SanzSantiago González VázquezMaría Teresa Alonso SierraBeatriz Merchán GómezCésar Prieto de FríasJosé María Riesco López
Published in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas (2023)
Melanoma metastases are rare in the colon. Its diagnosis is difficult because they do not usually produce symptoms. They can present through the endoscopic image of a non-pigmented polyp. This is the case of a 56-year-old woman diagnosed with melanoma metastasis through polypectomy of an unusual-looking polyp.
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