MELANIN-LIKE PIGMENTATION OF THE DUODENUM

Authors
MINOCHA A FEARNEYHOUGH PK MCCLAVE SA PARKER JC
Citation
A. Minocha et al., MELANIN-LIKE PIGMENTATION OF THE DUODENUM, The American journal of gastroenterology, 90(6), 1995, pp. 1018-1020
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
The American journal of gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029270
Volume
90
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1018 - 1020
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9270(1995)90:6<1018:MPOTD>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We report a case of brown-black pigmentation of the duodenum found in an elderly female during endoscopy for unrelated reasons. Melanin-like pigmentation of the duodenum is a rare endoscopic entity of uncertain etiology and significance. Various theories related to the etiology a nd pathogenesis, as well as histochemical and electron microscopic cha racteristics, are discussed.