Early solitary small bowel metastasis from stage I cutaneous melanoma.

Unlabelled: Male, 63 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Melanoma Symptoms: Gastrointesinal haemorrhage Medication: - Clinical Procedure: Enterectomy Specialty: Oncology.

Objective: Unusual clinical course.

Background: It is reported that the time interval between the initial diagnosis of malignant melanoma and the diagnosis of the gastrointestinal metastases is 43.

Hibernoma of the thigh: a lipoma-like variant rare tumour mimicking soft tissue sarcoma.

A 43-year-old Caucasian woman appeared with painless progressively enlarging tumour of the anterior part of the left thigh of approximately 6 months' duration. A differential imaging diagnosis of liposarcoma or large lipoma was made. An excisional biopsy was performed with complete removal of a large lobulated and encapsulated grossly ovoid mass.

Nine years experience in surgical approach of leiomyomatosis of esophagus.

Background: Leiomyomas of esophagus, although rare, are the most frequent benign tumors of esophagus. Aim of this study is the presentation of 7 patients with esophageal leiomyomas who underwent surgical treatment during a 9-year period.

Methods: Epidemiological data (sex, age), the presenting symptoms, diagnostic examinations, tumor location, histopathological findings and the safety and efficacy of surgical resection are analyzed and assessed.