Abstract
Although melanoma frequently metastasizes to the liver, its spontaneous rupture is rare. We report herein an unusual case of a 73-year-old man with rupture of multiple hepatic metastases from scalp melanoma and resulting massive intraperitoneal bleeding, which was successfully controlled by transarterial embolization.
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Chun, H.J., Osuga, K., Fahrni, M. et al. Massive bleeding of ruptured metastatic hepatic melanoma treated by transarterial embolization. Jpn J Radiol 28, 395–397 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-010-0441-1
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