Table 1.
Characteristic of patients with MM of the GI tract
| Curative group | Palliative group | All | |
| n | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Median age (range) (yr) | 66 (32-87) | 57 (42-78) | 66 (32-87) |
| Gender (M/F) | 2/5 | 1/5 | 3/10 |
| Presenting symptoms n (%) | |||
| Abdominal pain | 1 | 4 | 5 (38.5) |
| Intra-abdominal mass | 4 | 0 | 4 (30.8) |
| Obstructive jaundice | 0 | 1 | 2 (15.4) |
| Small bowel obstruction | 0 | 1 | 1 (7.7) |
| Bowel habit change | 1 | 0 | 1 (7.7) |
| Tenesmus | 1 | 0 | 1 (7.7) |
| Investigation n (%) | |||
| Abdominal CT | 5 | 3 | 8 (61.5) |
| Endoscopy | 1 | 1 | 2 (15.1) |
| Upper GI study | 0 | 1 | 1 (7.7) |
| Barium enema | 1 | 0 | 1 (7.7) |
| Origin of GI MM n (%) | |||
| Primary | 7 | 0 | 7 (53.8) |
| Secondary | 0 | 3 | 3 (23.1) |
| Unknown primary | 0 | 3 | 3 (23.1) |
| Site of the tumor n (%) | |||
| Anorectal | 5 | 2 | 7 (53.8) |
| Stomach | 1 | 2 | 3 (23.1) |
| Jejunum | 0 | 1 | 1 (7.7) |
| Pancreas | 0 | 1 | 1 (7.7) |
| Sigmoid colon | 1 | 0 | 1 (7.7) |
| Survival times (mo) | |||
| Mean | 29.7 | 4.8 | 17 |
| Range | 10-96 | 4-12 | 4-96 |
MM: Malignant melanoma; GI: Gastrointestinal; CT: Computed tomography.