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Case Reports
. 2007 Jan-Mar;19(1):63-5.

Malignant melanoma of the small bowel with unknown primary: a case report

Salman Yousuf Guraya  1 , Muhammad Al Naami, Talal Al Tuwaijri, Maha Muhammad Irfan Arafah
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  • PMID: 17867486
Case Reports

Malignant melanoma of the small bowel with unknown primary: a case report

Salman Yousuf Guraya et al. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2007 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

Primary small bowel tumours are rare. However, alongwith stomach it is the most frequent site for metastatic tumours, malignant melanoma being the commonest tumour. The prevalence of malignant melanoma in the gastrointestinal tract without any evidence of a primary lesion in the skin or any other site is extremely rare.

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