Open AccessAnorectal melanoma treated with abdominoperineal resection
Author(s) -
Svoboda Shane M.,
Attuwaybi Bashir
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1784
Subject(s) - abdominoperineal resection , medicine , melanoma , resection , surgery , cancer , colorectal cancer , cancer research
Key Clinical Message 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.