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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2014; 20(28): 9626-9630
Published online Jul 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i28.9626
Published online Jul 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i28.9626
Primary colonic melanoma presenting as ileocecal intussusception: Case report and literature review
Wen-Xiang Li, Ye Wei, Yi Jiang, Li Ren, Yun-Shi Zhong, Le-Chi Ye, De-Xiang Zhu, Wei-Xin Niu, Xin-Yu Qin, Jian-Min Xu, Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Ya-Lan Liu, Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Author contributions: Li WX, Wei Y, Jiang Y and Liu YL contributed equally to this work; Xu JM, Niu WX, Li WX and Qin XY designed research; Wei Y, Jiang Y, Ren L and Zhong YS performed research; Liu YL, Zhu DX and Ye LC contributed new analytic tools; Li WX and Xu JM analyzed data; and Li WX, Niu WX and Xu JM wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Jian-Min Xu, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180, FengLin Road, Shanghai 200032, China. xujmin@aliyun.com
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Received: October 27, 2013
Revised: January 7, 2014
Accepted: May 23, 2014
Published online: July 28, 2014
Revised: January 7, 2014
Accepted: May 23, 2014
Published online: July 28, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Primary malignant melanoma originating in colon is an extremely rare disease. Herein, we report a case of primary colon melanoma causing ileocecal intussusception. A misdiagnosis of intestinal lymphoma, with widespread abdominal lymph nodes metastasis, was made before and during the operation. Immunohistochemical staining confirmed the diagnosis of melanoma.