Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2008 Sep;336(3):282-4.
doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318159cc21.

Case report: primary gastric melanoma in a patient with dermatomyositis

Christine Castro  1 , Yaqoot Khan, Michael Awasum, Kristina Belostocki, Gary Rosenblum, Elise Belilos, Steven Carsons
Affiliations
Case Reports

Case report: primary gastric melanoma in a patient with dermatomyositis

Christine Castro et al. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Sep.

Abstract

We present the first reported case of a patient with dermatomyositis found to have primary gastric melanoma. The possibility of primary gastric melanoma occurring before, concurrently or after the onset of dermatomyositis is the subject of this case report.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types