Primary malignant melanoma in the anorectum : an uncommon cancer

Presents a case study of a 76-year-old Caucasian female patient diagnosed with malignant melanoma of the anorectum. Discusses why this form of cancer, which is uncommon and highly malignant, is hard to diagnose and manage. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licens...

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Veröffentlicht in:	New Zealand medical journal 2008-03, Vol.121 (1270), p.66-68
Hauptverfasser:	Damodaran, Omprakash, Morgan, Anthony, Mendelsohn, Graeme
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anus Cancer Colonoscopy - methods Diagnosis, Differential Family medical history Female Females Hospitals Humans Melanoma - diagnosis Neoplasm Staging Rectal Neoplasms - diagnosis Rectum Skin cancer Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	Presents a case study of a 76-year-old Caucasian female patient diagnosed with malignant melanoma of the anorectum. Discusses why this form of cancer, which is uncommon and highly malignant, is hard to diagnose and manage. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:	0028-8446 1175-8716 1175-8716