Anorectal melanoma treated with abdominoperineal resection

The diagnosis of primary malignant melanoma of the anorectum is extremely rare and carries a very poor prognosis. While it is the third most common site of a primary melanoma, it accounts for <1% of anorectal malignancies. We present cases of anorectal melanoma treated with abdominoperineal resec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Svoboda, Shane M., Attuwaybi, Bashir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6230641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30455915
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1784
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Sumario:The diagnosis of primary malignant melanoma of the anorectum is extremely rare and carries a very poor prognosis. While it is the third most common site of a primary melanoma, it accounts for <1% of anorectal malignancies. We present cases of anorectal melanoma treated with abdominoperineal resection.

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