“Unsteady Gait” : An Uncommon Presentation and Course of Malignant Melanoma in Terminal Ileum—A Case Report and Review of Literature
Joint Authors
Allaparthi, Satya B.
Alkimawi, Khalid A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-11-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Malignant melanoma within the gastrointestinal tract is an uncommon neoplasm that is usually metastatic in origin, with primary melanomas being relatively uncommon.
Embryologically melanocytes normally exist in the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, and anorectum and this theory supports the primary melanoma of the gastrointestinal tract that has been confirmed for lesions occurring through several published reports.
However, most patients with brain metastases from malignant melanoma are diagnosed after treatment for known extracranial metastases and have poor outcomes.
Our case is unique in that we discuss an unusual case of 69-year-old female patient presented with unsteady gait as the first symptom of disease and where the presumed primary lesion later was found in the terminal ileum on colonoscopy.
Treatment consisted of surgical removal of the terminal ileal lesion with chemotherapy, whole-brain radiotherapy, and cyberknife radiosurgical procedure.
Patient was in remission for more than 14 months and later succumbed to disease.
Despite the advances in therapeutic options, prognosis for patients with melanoma brain metastases remains poor with a median survival time of six months after diagnosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Allaparthi, Satya B.& Alkimawi, Khalid A.. 2013. “Unsteady Gait” : An Uncommon Presentation and Course of Malignant Melanoma in Terminal Ileum—A Case Report and Review of Literature. Abstract and Applied Analysis،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511401
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Allaparthi, Satya B.& Alkimawi, Khalid A.. “Unsteady Gait” : An Uncommon Presentation and Course of Malignant Melanoma in Terminal Ileum—A Case Report and Review of Literature. Abstract and Applied Analysis No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511401
American Medical Association (AMA)
Allaparthi, Satya B.& Alkimawi, Khalid A.. “Unsteady Gait” : An Uncommon Presentation and Course of Malignant Melanoma in Terminal Ileum—A Case Report and Review of Literature. Abstract and Applied Analysis. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511401
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-511401