Anal Melanoma in an Elderly Woman Masquerading as Hemorrhoid

Anal melanoma is a rare and aggressive neoplasm of the anal canal seen in the elderly population in the six or seventh decade of their lives. Presentation is usually nonspecific and diagnosis is often delayed or missed initially. The management is surgical and prognosis is poor. Here we present a ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ologun, Gabriel O, Stevenson, Yuan, Shen, Alice, Rana, Navpreet K, Hussain, Amber, Bertsch, David, Cagir, Burt
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
Materias:
Family/General Practice
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5786347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29387509
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1880
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Sumario:Anal melanoma is a rare and aggressive neoplasm of the anal canal seen in the elderly population in the six or seventh decade of their lives. Presentation is usually nonspecific and diagnosis is often delayed or missed initially. The management is surgical and prognosis is poor. Here we present a case of anal melanoma in an elderly patient masquerading as hemorrhoid.

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