Research and Reports in Gastroenterology

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Kopelman Y Author

Subjects of specialization
Rectal Melanoma, Pembrolizumab therapy

Affiliation
Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Israel

Biography

Kopelman Y Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Israel  Biopsy confirmed the clinical suspicion demonstrating duodenal mucosa infiltrated by metastatic malignant melanoma Rectal Melanoma; Duodenal Metastasis; Pembrolizumab therapy


Publications

Case Report Open Access

Rectal Melanoma with Duodenal Metastasis: Very Unusual Endoscopic Findings

Author(s):

Feldman D, Mari A, Abu-Backer F and Kopelman Y

Melanoma of the GI tract is a rare and carries a poor prognosis. Most GI melanomas are metastatic from an oculo-cutaneous primary. Many hypothesize that melanoma of the GI tract is a product of spontaneous regression of an unknown primary. The etiology of primary GI melanomas is unclear. Hypothesis suggests it arises from the neural crest cells known to exist in the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, and ano-rectum.

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