[Two cases of melanoma metastasis. Description and review of the literature]

Minerva Chir. 1996 Nov;51(11):979-82.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The metastases of malignant melanoma can appear after many years to primitive diagnosis and can involve many organs. There are reported two cases of metastatic melanoma presenting in a parotid gland and in the small bowel. The rarity of the metastatic melanoma to parotid gland and the difficulty of diagnosing intestinal involvement are discussed together with a review of the literature. The surgical treatment was justified by therapeutic and diagnostic aim, without positive influence on survival.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ileal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Ileal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Melanoma / secondary*
  • Neoplasms, Unknown Primary
  • Parotid Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Parotid Neoplasms / surgery