Small Bowel Metastatic Melanoma: An Emblematic “Coal-Black” Appearance at Videocapsule Endoscopy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Todeschini, A.; Loconte, I.; Contaldo, A.; Ierardi, E.; Di Leo, A.; Principi, M. Small Bowel Metastatic Melanoma: An Emblematic “Coal-Black” Appearance at Videocapsule Endoscopy. Medicina 2021, 57, 1313. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57121313
Todeschini A, Loconte I, Contaldo A, Ierardi E, Di Leo A, Principi M. Small Bowel Metastatic Melanoma: An Emblematic “Coal-Black” Appearance at Videocapsule Endoscopy. Medicina. 2021; 57(12):1313. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57121313
Chicago/Turabian StyleTodeschini, Alessia, Ilaria Loconte, Antonella Contaldo, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo, and Mariabeatrice Principi. 2021. "Small Bowel Metastatic Melanoma: An Emblematic “Coal-Black” Appearance at Videocapsule Endoscopy" Medicina 57, no. 12: 1313. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57121313