PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY FOR MELANOMA METASTATIC TO THE DUODENUM - A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
MEYERS MO FREY DJ LEVINE EA
Citation
Mo. Meyers et al., PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY FOR MELANOMA METASTATIC TO THE DUODENUM - A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, The American surgeon, 64(12), 1998, pp. 1174-1176
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The American surgeon → ACNP
ISSN journal
00031348
Volume
64
Issue
12
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1174 - 1176
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1348(1998)64:12<1174:PFMMTT>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Although melanoma accounts for fewer than 5 per cent of cutaneous mali gnancies, it is responsible for more than 75 per cent of skin cancer d eaths. Metastasis generally proceeds from regional lymph nodes to visc eral organs, with the lungs, liver, brain, and bowel being most common ly affected. Herein, we report a case of malignant melanoma metastatic to the ampulla of Vater treated with a pancreaticoduodenectomy.