Pancreaticoduodenectomy for melanoma metastatic to the duodenum: a case report and review of the literature

Meyers, M.O.; Frey, D.J.; Levine, E.A.; Meyers, M.O; Frey, D.J; Levine, E.A

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Pancreaticoduodenectomy for melanoma metastatic to the duodenum: a case report and review of the literature

Meyers, M.O.; Frey, D.J.; Levine, E.A.

American Surgeon 64(12): 1174-1176

1998

ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1348

PMID: 9843339

Document Number: 497497

Although melanoma accounts for fewer than 5 per cent of cutaneous malignancies, it is responsible for more than 75 per cent of skin cancer deaths. Metastasis generally proceeds from regional lymph nodes to visceral organs, with the lungs, liver, brain, and bowel being most commonly affected. Herein, we report a case of malignant melanoma metastatic to the ampulla of Vater treated with a pancreaticoduodenectomy.