Metastatic melanoma of the gallbladder

• Published in: Cancer Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 1802 - 1808
• Main Authors: McFadden, P. Michael, Krementz, Edward T., McKinnon, William M. P., Pararo, L. L., Ryan, Robert F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.11.1979
• Subjects: Adult; Cholecystitis - diagnosis; Cholelithiasis - complications; Female; Gallbladder Neoplasms - complications; Gallbladder Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Gallbladder Neoplasms - secondary; Humans; Melanoma - complications; Melanoma - diagnostic imaging; Melanoma - secondary; Middle Aged; Radiography; Skin Neoplasms

Metastatic involvement of the gallbladder in melanoma is rare, but constitutes the most common metastatic lesion involving this organ. Two cases of metastatic melanoma to the gallbladder with radiographic evidence of gallbladder abnormality prior to surgery are presented. These cases are compared to...