@article{Masuda_Kuiava_Santos_Bonadeo_2019, title={Gastric metastases of a malignant melanoma}, volume={39}, url={https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/91682}, abstractNote={<p>Malignant melanoma accounts for around 5% of all malignant skin tumors. It is considered one of the most aggressive neoplasms due to its high metastasizing capacity. The most common sites of metastasis are peri-tumor lymph nodes, lung, brain and liver. The digestive tract is not a common site of metastasis. When involved, the small intestine is the organ most commonly affected. The stomach is a rare site of metastasis, found in only 7% percent of the cases. We report a case of a 72-year-old patient with a history of malignant melanoma who presented with acute epigastric pain. Enterotomography, upper endoscopy and additional biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of gastric metastases.</p><p>Keywords: Melanocytic cell tumor; malignant melanoma; gastric metastases; digestive tract</p>}, number={2}, journal={Clinical and Biomedical Research}, author={Masuda, Talis Shindy and Kuiava, Victor Antonio and Santos, Paulo Henrique Marques dos and Bonadeo, Nilton Maiolini}, year={2019}, month={ago.} }