Biliary tract melanoma

A case of melanoma of the upper extremity with a solitary metastasis to the common bile duct is reported. A comprehensive review of melanoma in the biliary tree is presented. Antemortem diagnoses of such cases are rare but are associated with a high percentage of disease clinically confined to the b...

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Published in:	Military medicine Vol. 155; no. 1; p. 5
Main Authors:	Cohen, A J, Thompson, L D, Jaques, D P, d'Avis, J C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-01-1990
Subjects:	Adult Aged Common Bile Duct Neoplasms - diagnosis Common Bile Duct Neoplasms - secondary Common Bile Duct Neoplasms - surgery Female Humans Melanoma - diagnostic imaging Melanoma - pathology Melanoma - surgery Middle Aged Radiography Skin Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Skin Neoplasms - pathology Skin Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:	A case of melanoma of the upper extremity with a solitary metastasis to the common bile duct is reported. A comprehensive review of melanoma in the biliary tree is presented. Antemortem diagnoses of such cases are rare but are associated with a high percentage of disease clinically confined to the biliary tree. Patients with such lesions have survived long periods of time after palliative surgery. Therefore, surgical resection is recommended as the treatment of choice in patients able to tolerate surgery.
ISSN:	0026-4075
DOI:	10.1093/milmed/155.1.5