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Primary rectal melanoma

Author(s) -

Alison Reid,

Andrew Dettrick,

Cindy Oakenful,

A. L. Lambrianides

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of surgical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14

H-Index - 3

ISSN - 2042-8812

DOI - 10.1093/jscr/2011.11.2

Subject(s) - medicine , abdominoperineal resection , melanoma , immunohistochemistry , metastatic melanoma , colorectal cancer , wide local excision , rectal polyp , dermatology , resection , rectum , general surgery , surgery , oncology , pathology , cancer , cancer research

Primary rectal melanoma is rare and only represents up to 4% of anorectal malignancies. The prognosis of such a diagnosis is significantly different to a metastatic melanoma deposit in the anorectal area and therefore differentiation between the two is of the utmost importance with regards to initial treatment and long-term management. Various immunohistochemical markers have been shown to be associated with primary melanoma and strongly aid in diagnosis. Surgical management is still widely disputed and multiple papers have been published comparing wide local excision with abdominoperineal resection. Here a case of primary rectal melanoma is presented with a brief discussion exploring diagnostic techniques, treatment options and prognostic factors.

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