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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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of coloproctology 2021, 37(1), , pp.65-70
Hauptverfasser: Pham, Binh Van, Kang, Jae Hyun, Phan, Huynh Huu, Cho, Min Soo, Kim, Nam Kyu
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Zusammenfassung: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