Melanoma metastasis to the spleen : laparoscopic approach
AUTOR(ES)
Trindade, Manoel Roberto Maciel
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2010
RESUMO
We report a case of minimally invasive surgery in the management of metastasis to the spleen. A 67-year-old male patient with possible splenic soft tissue melanoma metastasis was referred to our hospital. He had a history of an excised soft tissue melanoma from his back eight months earlier, and the control abdominal computer tomography (CT) scan revealed a hypodense spleen lesion. The patient underwent laparoscopic surgery to diagnose and treat the splenic lesion. The splenectomy was performed and the histological examination revealed a melanoma. The patient had a good postoperative course and was discharged on the second postoperative day. On his 12-month follow-up there was no sign of recurrence. The laparoscopic approach is a safe and effective alternative for treatment of splenic metastases.
ASSUNTO(S)
melanoma melanoma metastasis metástase neoplásica laparoscopia spleen baço
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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