Metastatic malignant melanoma to the colon: a case report and review of the literature.

J Gastrointest Cancer

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Saint Francis Hospital/University of Illinois at Chicago, 355 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL, USA.

Published: June 2014

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