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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2020

Primary gastric melanoma in a young woman: A case report.

Guo-Jie Long, Wen-Ting Ou, Lin Lin, Cai-Jin Zhou

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Guo-Jie LongDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524002, Guangdong Province, China.
Wen-Ting OuDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524002, Guangdong Province, China.
Lin LinDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, , Zhanjiang 524002, Guangdong Province, China.
Cai-Jin ZhouDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, , Zhanjiang 524002, Guangdong Province, China. zhoucaipingren@163.com.
Guangdong Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMost melanomas identified in the stomach are metastatic. The primary gastric melanoma (PGM) is extremely rare. As such, clinical reports of PGM are scarce in the literature, lending to the challenge of diagnosis and treatment. CASE SUMMARY: A 31-year-old woman presented with a 1-mo history of dysphagia but no symptoms of abdominal pain, abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting, hematemesis, or melena. The patient reported an unintentional weight loss of 6 kg within that time. History-taking revealed no previous medical conditions or surgical events. Abdominal computed tomography at a local hospital had suggested gastric tumor. Endoscopic examination in our hospital found a large, irregular, black mass. Subsequent laparoscopic exploration found the tumor on the side of the stomach fundus penetrating through the serosa, and enlarged lymph nodes (groups 1, 3, 7, and 9) fused into a mass, surrounding the peripheral artery and inseparable. Postoperative immunohistochemistry suggested gastric malignant melanoma. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography confirmed PGM. Treatment with programmed cell death protein 1 antagonist (toripalimab) plus chemotherapy (paclitaxel) was initiated but discontinued upon tumor bleeding. At the last telephone follow-up, the patient reported poor general condition but was alive.

conclusionAlthough unresolved and ongoing, this rare case of PGM expands the overall knowledge about this rare tumor's diagnosis and management.

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