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Jaundice and Haematemesis: An Unusual Presentation of Metastatic Malignant Melanoma
Philip S Rothschild1, Arjun Subramaniam2, Rahul Chakrabarti3
1Medicine, The University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, AUS.
Abstract:
An 87-year-old male presented with jaundice and haematemesis on a background of recent lethargy and a history of excessive alcohol use. The results of a computed tomography (CT) scan indicated either a cirrhotic liver with regenerative nodules or diffuse malignancy. A gastroscopy revealed an ulcerating gastric tumour. The gastric biopsy confirmed the neoplasm as metastatic malignant melanoma, and the patient passed away on the day of diagnosis from acute hepatic failure. This case is unusual as there was an atypical cause of jaundice and haematemesis, and the diagnosis of melanoma was not established until the day of the patient's death.
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