Clin Endosc.  2018 Sep;51(5):500-501. 10.5946/ce.2018.061.

Ocular Melanoma Recurrence Presenting as Cholestatic Jaundice due to Periampullary Area Metastases

• Anastasiadis S
• Xanthis A
• Kountouras J
• Katsinelos P

• KMID: 2427726
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2018.061

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Jaundice, Obstructive*
Melanoma*
Neoplasm Metastasis*
Recurrence*

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Duodenoscopy image showing a periampullary area with blackish hue, a plastic stent inserted in the common bile duct, and a black volcano-like lesion near the major papilla.

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  Fig. 2. (A) Stranded proliferation of spindle-shaped cells with cytoplasmic brightness and nuclear atypia (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×200). (B) Immunohistochemical staining showing positivity for melan-A.

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