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Metastatic Malignant Melanoma to the Colon: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Special thanks to Dr. Margaret Yungbluth for her contribution to pathology reviewing and design.

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

    Salih Samo, Samian Sulaiman & John A. Vainder

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, CGH Medical Center, 100 East Le Fevre Road, Sterling, IL, 61071, USA

    Muhammed Sherid

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Tishreen, Aleppo Street, P.O. Box 2230, Latakia, Syria

    Husein Husein

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Samo, S., Sherid, M., Husein, H. et al. Metastatic Malignant Melanoma to the Colon: a Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Gastrointest Canc 45, 221–224 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-013-9492-8

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