GİZLİ İNTESTİNAL KANAMA NEDENİ OLAN İNCE BARSAK MALİGN MELANOMASI: OLGU SUNUMU
Hakan Yanar1, Halil Coşkun2, Serdar Aksoy1, Mehmet Tekinel11İstanbul Cerrahi Hastanesi, İstanbul, Turkey 2Vkv Amerikan Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi Servisi, İstanbul, Turkey
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, Turkey 2Vkv 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.
Keywords: Malign melanoma, intestinal bleeding, small bowel
Sorumlu Yazar: Hakan Yanar, Türkiye Makale Dili: Türkçe