Primary Melanoma of the Stomach at Cardia.
10.5230/jkgca.2006.6.3.193
- Author:
Jong Ik PARK
1
;
Dong Gue SHIN
;
Sung Gu KANG
;
Sang Su PARK
;
Jin YOON
;
Il Myung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. shinedk@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Primary melanoma;
Stomac
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Aged;
Cardia*;
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant;
Disease-Free Survival;
Early Diagnosis;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Immunotherapy;
Melanocytes;
Melanoma*;
Melena;
Mucous Membrane;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Prognosis;
Skin;
Stomach*;
Survival Rate;
Weight Loss
- From:Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association
2006;6(3):193-197
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Melanoma is a malignant neoplasm of melanocytes most frequently arising from the skin, but primary melanoma can also arise from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. Gastrointestinal melanomas are most commonly metastases from a cutaneous melanoma. Primary melanoma of the stomach is rare and carries a poor prognosis. Reported here is the case of a 75-year-old man with a primary gastric melanoma who presented with a melena, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Most cases of melanoma are treated by excision of the primary tumor. Patients with melanoma have been treated with adjuvant chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy. None of these modalities has been demonstrated to prolong the survival rate. To improve long-term disease-free survival, early diagnosis and surgical intervention are very important.
