title: Malignant melanoma of the rectal ampulla: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Documentation of the seventeenth case of melanoma of the rectum is presented. The world literature is reviewed. The effectiveness of immunotherapy with BCG or BCG in combination with CCNU and DTIC remains to be established.
mesh_terms: D001500:BCG Vaccine; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008130:Lomustine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine; D008130:Lomustine; D003606:Dacarbazine