Anorectal amelanocytic malignant melanoma
Abstract
Primary anal malignant melanoma is a rare tumor of the anal region. Usually it was misdiagnosed as hemorrhoids or anal polyp so delayed diagnosis can lead complicated status of the disease.Clinical and histopathological diagnosis may be difficult due to uncommon presentation and smilar morphological findings when compared with other malignant anal tumors. Effectiveness of the chemotherapy and radiotheraphy are limited. Surgical resection is still seen as standart treatment option and abdominoperineal resection (APR) and wide local excision are the most preferred methods. In this paper we presented 55 year-old male patient with recurrent anal malignant melanoma treated with abdominoperineal resection.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Case Report
Publication Date
September 19, 2017
Submission Date
October 31, 2016
Acceptance Date
May 22, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 39 Number: 3
Cited By
Amelanocytic anorectal malignant melanoma—Case report
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.01.029