Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for melanoma metastatic to the gallbladder: is it an adequate surgical procedure? Report of a case and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Only 2% to 4% of patients with melanoma will be diagnosed with gastrointestinal metastasis during the course of their disease. The most common sites of gastrointestinal metastases from melanoma include the small bowel (35%–67%), colon (9%–15%) and stomach (5%–7%), with a median survival...

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Main Authors: Marone, Ugo, Caracò, Corrado, Losito, Simona, Daponte, Antonio, Chiofalo, Maria Grazia, Mori, Stefano, Cerra, Rocco, Pezzullo, Luciano, Mozzillo, Nicola
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2007
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2233626/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18072972
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-5-141
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