scholarly journals Case Report: Primary melanoma of the gastroesophageal junction

F1000Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 490
Author(s):  
Yasmine Hussein Agha ◽  
Nathaniel A. Parker ◽  
Joel Alderson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Gastroesophageal Junction ◽  
Primary Melanoma ◽  
The United States ◽  
Unknown Primary ◽  
Incident Case ◽  
Lower Esophagus ◽  
Common Cancer

Primary malignant melanoma represents the fifth most common cancer in the United States. It is subdivided into two forms: cutaneous (90%), visceral (8%, including ocular and mucosal) and of unknown primary (2%). The vast majority of gastrointestinal melanomas are secondary lesions until proven otherwise. Primary esophageal melanoma in particular is exceedingly rare, less than 200 cases have been documented in the literature to date. It is highly prevalent in Japan and occurs twice as much in men than women around the 6th decade of life. It has a predilection for the middle and lower esophagus, with only 6 cases occurring at the gastroesophageal junction worldwide. Its etiology and pathogenesis are poorly understood, and no curative treatment has been established given the paucity of cases. We present a case of primary melanoma of the gastroesophageal junction which represents the 2nd incident case in the united states and 7th worldwide.

scholarly journals TRICHILEMMAL CYSTIS IN METASTATIC MELANOMA: A CASE REPORT

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-87
Author(s):  
I Savarese ◽  
M Grazzini ◽  
A Gori ◽  
A D’Errico ◽  
L Doni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Systemic Sclerosis ◽  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Brain Metastasis ◽  
Metastatic Melanoma ◽  
Primary Melanoma ◽  
Paraneoplastic Syndromes ◽  
Frontal Region ◽  
Unknown Primary ◽  
Paraneoplastic Pemphigus

The malignant melanoma is a neoplasm associated with a wide variety of cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes, as dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis, paraneoplastic pemphigus. We describe a case of four multiple trichilemmal cystis arising on frontal region in the same patient with brain metastasis and unknown primary melanoma and discuss their relationship.

scholarly journals Complications of drowning: A case report

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 284-8
Author(s):  
Felicia Anita Wijaya ◽  
I Gde Doddy Kurnia Indrawan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Brain Damage ◽  
The United States ◽  
Accidental Death ◽  
Common Cause ◽  
Death By Drowning

Unintentional drowning is the sixth most common cause of accidental death, accounting for 4,086 deaths (1.4 per 100,000) in the United States in 2007.1 In children, drowning is the second leading cause of injury-related death, and those aged 1–3 years have the highest rate of drowning.2 More than 1,400 pediatric drownings were reported in the United States in 2008.3 Many drowning deaths are due to lack of supervision in the bathtub, unprotected access to a pool, or lack of swimming skills.3 For every death by drowning, six children are hospitalized for drowning, and up to 10% of survivors experience severe brain damage.2

scholarly journals Methotrexate‐associated proliferative disorder in the lower esophagus extending to the gastroesophageal junction: A case report

DEN Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuki Hojo ◽  
Masafumi Takatsuna ◽  
Satoshi Ikarashi ◽  
Hiroteru Kamimura ◽  
Rika Kimura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Gastroesophageal Junction ◽  
Lower Esophagus

scholarly journals Metastatic Amelanotic Malignant Melanoma with Unknown Primary - A Case Report

2004 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikhil Moorchung ◽  
B Mukherjee ◽  
V Srinivas ◽  
H Subramanya
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Unknown Primary ◽  
Amelanotic Malignant Melanoma

The yellow fever 17D vaccine and risk of malignant melanoma in the United States military

Vaccine ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (30) ◽  
pp. 4476-4479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith Hodges-Vazquez ◽  
James P. Wilson ◽  
Hayley Hughes ◽  
Patrick Garman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Yellow Fever ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Military

scholarly journals Autochthonous Furuncular Myiasis in the United States: Case Report and Literature Review

2003 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. e73-e80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasia Safdar ◽  
Daniel K. Young ◽  
David Andes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
The United States ◽  
Furuncular Myiasis

scholarly journals Case Report: A Common Source Outbreak of Anisakidosis in the United States and Postexposure Prophylaxis of Family Collaterals

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (5) ◽  
pp. 1219-1221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron F. Carlin ◽  
Joseph M. Vinetz ◽  
Shira Abeles ◽  
Grace Y. Lin ◽  
Maile Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Case Report ◽  
The United States ◽  
Common Source ◽  
Postexposure Prophylaxis

scholarly journals Zinc Level and Its Role in Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 232470962094131
Author(s):  
Swetha Parvataneni ◽  
Avinash R. Dasari
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Clostridium Difficile Infection ◽  
Zinc Supplementation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Zinc Level ◽  
Recurrence Rates ◽  
Oral Transmission ◽  
Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Infection

Clostridium difficile infection is a common nosocomial infection in US hospitals, accounting for approximately 12 800 deaths annually in the United States. These infections are often associated with the use of antibiotics, which can alter the gut microbiome and thus render patients susceptible to C difficile infection. C difficile is often spread via fecal oral transmission. Multiple medications have been developed, but recurrence rates reach 60% after treatment. Recent data have shown that zinc supplementation decreases the recurrence of C difficile infection. In this article, we present a case of recurrent C difficile infection with zinc deficiency in which zinc supplementation improved the symptoms and reduced the incidence of recurrence.

Bilateral Malignant Melanoma of the Choroid in the United States

1998 ◽  
Vol 212 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard S. Ruiz ◽  
Sherif M. El-Harazi ◽  
Judianne Kellaway
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
The United States
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