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Herein we report an atypical case of a patient who presented with a new, obstructing colon mass with synchronous liver metastasis, biopsy proven to be malignant melanoma.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An 81-year-old male presented to the hospital emergency department with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and 30-pound unintentional weight loss over the past 4 months. Investigations revealed an obstructing cecal mass with multiple large, hypodense hepatic masses suspicious for metastatic disease. A multidisciplinary evaluation ensued, and the decision was made to treat with palliative intent. The patient was surgically treated with a diverting stoma and an intraoperative biopsy of the hepatic masses demonstrated metastatic melanoma. The patient did report a remote history of malignant melanoma and underwent curative-intent resection a decade earlier. There was no evidence of a new primary cutaneous melanoma. A tentative plan for checkpoint inhibitor therapy was discussed, but his medical issues worsened, and the patient died before any anti-cancer therapy could be started.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The clinical picture of obstructing colon mass with synchronous liver masses most commonly represents a colon primary with synchronous liver metastasis. The capacity for melanoma to mimic other pathologies is unusual but has been described, with case reports describing metastasis to the eye, biliary hilum, liver, pancreas, colon, small bowel\n                      <jats:sup>,<\/jats:sup>\n                      and brain. This case serves as a good reminder that melanoma may mimic a variety of oncologic presentations, even after a very long disease-free interval.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our patient suspected to have metastatic colon cancer was found instead to have metastatic melanoma, with significantly different therapeutic options and prognosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Highlights<\/jats:title>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijscr.2024.109686","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,24]],"date-time":"2024-04-24T02:24:17Z","timestamp":1713925457000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["A case of metastatic melanoma in the liver mimicking colorectal cancer with synchronous liver metastasis"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"119","author":[{"given":"E.A.","family":"Warshowsky","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"M.","family":"McCarthy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"K.","family":"Wells","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"A.","family":"Arcidiacono","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"L.","family":"Csury","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"J.R.","family":"Nitzkorski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"R1-40-20260422","first-page":"10","article-title":"Cancer statistics","volume":"55","author":"Jemal","year":"2005","journal-title":"CA Cancer J Clin."},{"issue":"6","key":"R2-40-20260422","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1238","DOI":"10.1016\/j.surg.2018.01.004","article-title":"Actual 10-year survival after hepatic resection of colorectal liver metastases: what factors preclude cure?","volume":"163","author":"Creasy","year":"2018","journal-title":"Surgery"},{"issue":"1","key":"R3-40-20260422","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"62","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jamcollsurg.2014.04.008","article-title":"A 20-year experience of hepatic resection for melanoma: is there an expanding role?","volume":"219","author":"Faries","year":"2014","journal-title":"J Am Coll Surg."},{"issue":"6","key":"R4-40-20260422","first-page":"472","article-title":"Melanoma staging: evidence-based changes in the American Joint Committee on Cancer eighth edition cancer staging manual","volume":"67","author":"Gershenwald","year":"2017","journal-title":"CA Cancer J Clin."},{"issue":"1","key":"R5-40-20260422","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"61","DOI":"10.2217\/mmt-2016-0018","article-title":"Surgical resection of metastatic melanoma in the era of immunotherapy and targeted therapy","volume":"4","author":"Tyrell","year":"2017","journal-title":"Melanoma Manag."},{"issue":"3","key":"R6-40-20260422","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"160","DOI":"10.1016\/j.surge.2022.05.003","article-title":"Is hepatic resection justified for non-colorectal non-neuroendocrine liver metastases? 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