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Melanoma of unknown primary in the pancreas: should it be considered primary?
- Source :
- BMC Surgery, BMC Surgery, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- BioMed Central, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background Malignant melanoma is characterized as highly malignant due to its rapid growth and early metastasis. Metastatic melanoma from occult primary is rare. Melanoma of unknown primary in pancreas are even rear. But it is a biologically ill-defined and clinically understudied concept. Case presentation In this report, a 43-year-old man was diagnosed with pancreatic carcinoma. Extended total pancreatectomy together with portal vein reconstruction and extensive lymphadenectomy were performed in our hospital. The patient was diagnosed with pancreatic malignant melanoma after pathological examination. He was still alive 20 months after the operation without any evidence of recurrence. Conclusion The described case highlights the possibility of primary pancreatic malignant melanoma and the treatment strategies of this rare carcinoma.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology
medicine.medical_treatment
lcsh:Surgery
Case Report
Metastasis
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Pancreatectomy
Carcinoma
Medicine
Humans
Pathological
Melanoma
business.industry
Portal Vein
lcsh:RD1-811
General Medicine
Melanoma of unknown primary
medicine.disease
Occult
Surgery
Pancreatic Neoplasms
medicine.anatomical_structure
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Unknown primary
Lymph Node Excision
Neoplasms, Unknown Primary
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Lymphadenectomy
tumor’s origin site
business
Pancreas
Pancreatic carcinoma
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712482
- Volume :
- 20
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3a0aa08df7d0b07b68fb67b4ff0bafa5