| Surgical treatment of metastases from cutaneous melanoma to the small intestine and the spleen. Case reports and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 21780568 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Cutaneous melanoma is found in the head and neck in 15% of patients, in the limbs in 22%, in the trunk in 40% and in occult sites in 16%. There is usually an interval of at least 3 years between the diagnosis of primary melanoma and the identification of metastases. Primary melanoma metastasizes most frequently to the lymph nodes (73.6% cases) and the lungs (71.3% cases). The small intestine and the spleen are the sites of 36.5% and 30.6% respectively of the gastrointestinal metastases from melanoma. The cases reported provide evidence of the effect radical resection in patients with gastrointestinal metastases can have on survival. The cases and a review of the literature suggest that a careful and multidisciplinary follow-up is of crucial importance since it is the only means of identifying metastases when they can be still cured with surgical treatment. |
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Lorenzo Di Libero; Valerio Sciascia; Daniela Esposito; Roberto Varriale; Ernesto Tartaglia; Luigi Santini |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Annali italiani di chirurgia Volume: 82 ISSN: 0003-469X ISO Abbreviation: Ann Ital Chir Publication Date: 2011 May-Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-07-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372343 Medline TA: Ann Ital Chir Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 233-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Clinica Sanatrix in Napoli, Italia. diloren1974@libero.it |
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