RESUMO
Abstract We present a case of a 71-year-old man with an advanced melanoma of the right colon. The final diagnosis was determined based on histopathological examination of the material collected during urgent laparotomy performed due to ileus. Although we considered the tumor to be a disseminated primary melanoma of the colon, the possibility of unknown primary origin could not be excluded. Palliative chemotherapy and radiotherapy reduced symptoms associated with the disease and prolonged patient's survival.
Assuntos
Humanos , Masculino , Idoso , Neoplasias do Colo/complicações , Obstrução Intestinal/etiologia , Melanoma/complicações , Cuidados Paliativos , Neoplasias Cutâneas/secundário , Neoplasias Cutâneas/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Encefálicas/secundário , Neoplasias Encefálicas/diagnóstico por imagem , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Neoplasias do Colo/patologia , Evolução Fatal , Obstrução Intestinal/patologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/secundário , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Melanoma/patologia , Melanoma/diagnóstico por imagemRESUMO
We present a case of a 71-year-old man with an advanced melanoma of the right colon. The final diagnosis was determined based on histopathological examination of the material collected during urgent laparotomy performed due to ileus. Although we considered the tumor to be a disseminated primary melanoma of the colon, the possibility of unknown primary origin could not be excluded. Palliative chemotherapy and radiotherapy reduced symptoms associated with the disease and prolonged patient's survival.