Year 2023 / Volume 115 / Number 12
Letter
Capsule endoscopy diagnosis of gastrointestinal melanoma

750-751

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2023.9803/2023

Silvia Fernández Noël, Alberto García Picazo, Julia Gutiérrez de Prado, Blanca Otero Torrón, Diego Jara Casas, Cristina Garfia Castillo, Óscar Caso Maestro, Carlos Jiménez Romero,

Abstract
Melanoma is a cancer that frequently metastasises to the small bowel, but most cases are asymptomatic and are diagnosed postmortem. Therefore, CT and PET CT cannot detect all lesions and conventional endoscopic study only detects 10-20% of lesions. In this study, we present the case of a 68-year-old patient with a history of cutaneous melanoma and a diagnosis of intestinal melanoma. Thanks to capsule endoscopy, two lesions compatible with cutaneous melanoma metastasis to the small bowel were detected, allowing a much more effective surgical planning. Capsule endoscopy is an innovative technique that improves preoperative diagnosis, as it is able to detect bowel segments that cannot be inspected by conventional endoscopy. It also has a better resolution than conventional CT, improving sensitivity in the detection of lesions.
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Fernández Noël S, García Picazo A, Gutiérrez de Prado J, Otero Torrón B, Jara Casas D, Garfia Castillo C, et all. Capsule endoscopy diagnosis of gastrointestinal melanoma. 9803/2023


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Publication history

Received: 26/06/2023

Accepted: 14/07/2023

Online First: 04/08/2023

Published: 12/12/2023

Article Online First time: 39 days

Article editing time: 169 days


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