Malignant Melanoma of Anorectum: Two Case Reports

Malignant melanoma of the anorectum is a rare disorder. Patients often present with local symptoms similar to benign diseases. The prognosis is very poor, and almost all patients die because of metastases. We report 2 female patients with unremarkable histories. Both of them received previous operat...

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Published inAnnals of coloproctology Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 65 - 70
Main Authors Pham, Binh Van, Kang, Jae Hyun, Phan, Huynh Huu, Cho, Min Soo, Kim, Nam Kyu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) Korean Society of Coloproctology 01.02.2021
대한대장항문학회
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abdominoperineal resection
anorectal
Case Report
melanoma
ultralow anterior resection
wide local resection
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Anorectal
Ultralow anterior resection
Abdominoperineal resection
Wide local resection
Melanoma
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Summary:Malignant melanoma of the anorectum is a rare disorder. Patients often present with local symptoms similar to benign diseases. The prognosis is very poor, and almost all patients die because of metastases. We report 2 female patients with unremarkable histories. Both of them received previous operations before visiting our center after they were diagnosed with anorectal malignant melanoma. One case underwent abdominoperineal resection and postoperative chemotherapy. The other had been treated with ultralow anterior resection followed by immunotherapy.
ISSN:2287-9714
2287-9722
DOI:10.3393/ac.2020.01.07.1