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Metastatic melanoma: an uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Francisco Vara-LuizMarta PatitaGonçalo NunesJorge Fonseca
Published in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas (2023)
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.
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