A rare cause of melena

Benjamin L. Elsbernd; Daniel R. Nussenzveig; Anh D Nguyen

doi:10.1007/s12328-020-01221-5

A rare cause of melena

Benjamin L. Elsbernd, Daniel R. Nussenzveig, Anh D Nguyen

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Abstract

Melanoma presenting in the gastrointestinal tract is commonly due to metastasis from a primary cutaneous or ocular lesion. There have been a few case reports of primary GI melanoma which is commonly seen in the rectum and anus. We report a case of a 77-year-old man who presented with GI bleeding and was found to have a primary small bowel melanoma. This case highlights how to approach the workup of a melanoma lesion found in the GI tract.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1157-1159
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume	13
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12328-020-01221-5
State	Published - Dec 2020

Keywords

Iron deficiency anemia
Melanoma
Small bowel

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Gastroenterology

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A rare cause of melena

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