Authors: Tania Mucci William Long Agnes Witkiewicz Michael J Mastrangelo Ernest L Rosato Adam C Berger
Publish Date: 2007/07/10
Volume: 11, Issue: 12, Pages: 1755-1757
Abstract
The gastrointestinal GI tract is a common site of melanoma metastases although reports of small bowel intussusception are relatively rare Most patients with intussusception will be symptomatic and resection will provide significant palliation In rare instances patients will have solitary metastases to the small intestine and resection can provide longterm palliation and chance for cure We describe a case of a patient with a widely metastatic melanoma who presented with crampy abdominal pain and CT findings of small bowel metastases Exploration revealed jejunojejunal intussusception and resection provided excellent palliation
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