Simultaneous Occurrence of Two Rare Diseases: Actinomycosis and Melanoma of the Rectum | Zendy

Eugen Dumitru | Zendy; Irina Magdalena Dumitru | Zendy; R. Popescu | Zendy; Ghiulendan Resul | Zendy; I. Bulbuc | Zendy; Sorin Rugină | Zendy

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Simultaneous Occurrence of Two Rare Diseases: Actinomycosis and Melanoma of the Rectum

Author(s) -

Eugen Dumitru,

Irina Magdalena Dumitru,

R. Popescu,

Ghiulendan Resul,

I. Bulbuc,

Sorin Rugină

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.641

H-Index - 48

eISSN - 1842-1121

pISSN - 1841-8724

DOI - 10.15403/jgld-1286

Subject(s) - medicine , actinomycosis , rectum , dermatology , melanoma , surgery , general surgery , cancer research

The simultaneous occurrence of two rare conditions in a single patient is uncommon. We report the case of a patient with rectal actinomycosis covering an anorectal melanoma (both infrequent conditions), the last one being later recognized, only after surgical excision. We underline here the role of thinking "outside the box" when an unusual situation is experienced.

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