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ISSN No:-2456-2165
Abstract:- Gastric metastasis of primary cutaneous malignant melanoma of right hand with metastasis to
malignant melanoma is a rare phenomenon. Umbilical stomach and umbilicus with anemia is presented.
metastasis of it is even rarer. A 25 year young male II. CASE REPORT
patient who ignored a small atypical black Skin lesion of
right hand for 2 years, presented with history of fatigue, A 25 year young male patient, mute and deaf by birth,
decreased appetite and heartburn. The young anaemic reported to the surgical outpatient department with chief
patient was found to have metastatic melanoma of complaints of fatigue, decreased appetite, heartburn,
stomach and umbilicus. The patient ignored the small, abdominal fullness and a swelling umbilical region for the
painless malignant melanoma of hand for 2 years and last 2 months. He had an atypical hyperpigmented, bluish-
non-specific symptoms brought him for a medical black skin lesion on the dorsum of right hand, near the base
consultation and lead to a delayed diagnosis. of right middle finger (metacarpo-phalangeal joint), for the
last 2 years. The atypical mole was painless, but itchy,
Keywords:- Malignant Melanoma, Gastric Metastasis, slowly increasing in size, to attain the present size of
Umbilical Metastasis. 2.0x2.0cm [Figure1]. The patient ignored this atypical and
painless skin lesion of the hand for 2 years. There was no
I. INTRODUCTION history of malena.
III. DISCUSSION
IV. CONCLUSION
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