MALIGN MELANOMA OF THE SMALL BOWEL AS A CAUSE OF OCCULT INTESTINAL BLEEDING: CASE REPORT
Hakan Yanar1, Halil Coşkun2, Serdar Aksoy1, Mehmet Tekinel11İstanbul Cerrahi Hastanesi, İstanbul, Turkey2Vkv Amerikan Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi Servisi, İstanbul, Turkey
Although the metastases from extra- abdominal tumors to the small bowel are rare, cutaneous melanoma is the most common source. A 78 year old man with occult intestinal bleeding due to malign melanoma of the small bowel was admitted to our clinics. The patient was managed successfully by small bowel resection with end to end anastomosis. Patient is alive three months after the surgery and is in pretty good condition.
GİZLİ İNTESTİNAL KANAMA NEDENİ OLAN İNCE BARSAK MALİGN MELANOMASI: OLGU SUNUMU
Hakan Yanar1, Halil Coşkun2, Serdar Aksoy1, Mehmet Tekinel11İstanbul Cerrahi Hastanesi, İstanbul, Turkey2Vkv Amerikan Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi Servisi, İstanbul, Turkey
Hakan Yanar, Halil Coşkun, Serdar Aksoy, Mehmet Tekinel. MALIGN MELANOMA OF THE SMALL BOWEL AS A CAUSE OF OCCULT INTESTINAL BLEEDING: CASE REPORT. Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2003; 9(1): 82-84
Corresponding Author: Hakan Yanar, Türkiye
Corresponding Author: Hakan Yanar, Türkiye
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