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World J Clin Cases. Oct 6, 2022; 10(28): 10136-10145
Published online Oct 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i28.10136
Published online Oct 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i28.10136
Metastatic multifocal melanoma of multiple organ systems: A case report
Vaidota Maksimaityte, Gabriele Milaknyte, Domantas Stundys, Edita Kazenaite, Jonas Valantinas, Ieva Stundiene, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius 01513, Lithuania
Rosita Reivytyte, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius 01513, Lithuania
Ugnius Mickys, Gintare Razanskiene, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius 01513, Lithuania
Author contributions: Maksimaityte V, Reivytyte R, Milaknyte G performed patient’s data extraction and literature analysis; Stundiene I was the gastroenterologist who followed up the patient; Maksimaityte V, Reivytyte R, Stundys D, wrote the manuscript; Mickys U, Razanskiene G Kazenaite E, Valantinas J, Stundiene I revised the manuscript for important intellectual content; all authors approved the final version of the manuscript to be submitted.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient.
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Corresponding author: Vaidota Maksimaityte, MD, Doctor, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 3 Universiteto Street, Vilnius 01513, Lithuania. vaidamaksimaityte@gmail.com
Received: February 8, 2022
Peer-review started: February 8, 2022
First decision: March 23, 2022
Revised: April 5, 2022
Accepted: July 27, 2022
Article in press: July 27, 2022
Published online: October 6, 2022
Processing time: 230 Days and 22.5 Hours
Peer-review started: February 8, 2022
First decision: March 23, 2022
Revised: April 5, 2022
Accepted: July 27, 2022
Article in press: July 27, 2022
Published online: October 6, 2022
Processing time: 230 Days and 22.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Malignant melanoma is becoming more common among middle-aged individuals all over the world. Melanoma metastasis can be found in various organs, although multiple metastases to the spleen and stomach are rare. Herein we present a rare metastatic multifocal melanoma, clinically and histologically mimicking lymphoma, with metastases of multiple organs including spleen, stomach, bones, lungs, liver, lymph nodes. This case report highlights the clinical relevance of metastatic multifocal melanoma.