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Metastatic Melanoma in the Gallbladder: Report of a Case

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Both primary and secondary gallbladder melanomas are rare and, when a solitary melanoma is found in the gallbladder, it is difficult to determine if it is primary or metastatic disease. We report the case of a young woman found to have a single metastatic gallbladder melanoma. Surgical removal of a solitary metastatic focus remains the treatment of choice for isolated metastasis of a malignant melanoma; however, the effectiveness of complementary chemotherapy and immunotherapy is still being examined.

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Received: October 15, 2001 / Accepted: July 2, 2002

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Gogas, J., Mantas, D., Gogas, H. et al. Metastatic Melanoma in the Gallbladder: Report of a Case. Surg Today 33, 135–137 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950300030

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