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An_245625 posted:
Hello I am 36 years old. I have been having a lot of health problems lately and going to Doctor after doctor. I went to have a endoscopy done and the results came back with me having melonoma cells in my stomach. Is this possible? The Dr. is sending me to get another test done at a different hospital for a second opinion. I have been looking for information on this but I can't find any.
3 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Going for second opinionHello I am 36 years old. I have been having a lot of health problems lately and going to Doctor after doctor. I went to have a endoscopy done and the results came back with me having melonoma cells in my stomach. Is this possible? The Dr. is sending me to get another test done at a different hospital for a second opinion. I have been looking for information on this but I can't find any.
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Elizabeth_WebMD_Staff responded:
Hello and Welcome -

I am so sorry to hear about what's going on. Have you been diagnosed with melanoma anywhere on your skin?

In doing an internet search I found a couple of references -

Primary Gastric Melanoma : A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Melanoma of the stomach: reality or fiction?

Please check back in to let us know what you find out after the second opinion.

Take Care,
Elizabeth
Report This| Share this:Going for second opinionHello and Welcome - <br /><br />I am so sorry to hear about what's going on. Have you been diagnosed with melanoma anywhere on your skin?<br /><br />In doing an internet search I found a couple of references - <br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.clinicaladvances.com/article_pdfs/gh-article-200811-ravi.pdf">Primary Gastric Melanoma : A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding</a> <br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9793400">Melanoma of the stomach: reality or fiction?</a> <br /><br />Please check back in to let us know what you find out after the second opinion.<br /><br />Take Care,<br />Elizabeth<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.clinicaladvances.com/article_pdfs/gh-article-200811-ravi.pdf"> </a>
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skostedt responded:
I apologize I made a mistake the Dr. talked to me again as did the Dr. I will be getting the second opinion from. The cells they found are actually MALTOMA LYMPHNOMA. I was confused andmisunderstood the Dr. Assistance when she had first spoke to me. Thank you for researching the other for me though.
I am still looking up information on this. It seems that it rare and soes not have alot of research done.
I will be going in for the second opinion in July.
Thank you,
Report This| Share this:Going for second opinionI apologize I made a mistake the Dr. talked to me again as did the Dr. I will be getting the second opinion from. The cells they found are actually MALTOMA LYMPHNOMA. I was confused andmisunderstood the Dr. Assistance when she had first spoke to me. Thank you for researching the other for me though.<br />I am still looking up information on this. It seems that it rare and soes not have alot of research done. <br />I will be going in for the second opinion in July.<br />Thank you,
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Elizabeth_WebMD_Staff replied to skostedt's response:
Thank you so much for checking back in. I also could not find much information published in layman's terms for this diagnosis.

Here is what I was able to find -

Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue - Medscape Link
Look under Treatment heading for good info.
Cellular Classification of Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

We wish you the best and hope the second opinion gives you answers and treatment plan,
Elizabeth
Report This| Share this:Going for second opinionThank you so much for checking back in. I also could not find much information published in layman's terms for this diagnosis.<br /><br />Here is what I was able to find - <br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/207891-overview">Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue</a> - Medscape Link<br />Look under Treatment heading for good info.<br /><a href="http://www.webmd.com/cancer/non-hodgkins-lymphoma/tc/ncicdr0000062707-cellular-classification-of-adult-non-hodgkin-lymphoma?page=5">Cellular Classification of Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma </a> <br /><br />We wish you the best and hope the second opinion gives you answers and treatment plan,<br />Elizabeth
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