title: Primary anorectal malignant melanoma. A case report.
abstract: A case of primary anorectal malignant melanoma in a 66-year-old lady is presented and the clinical, radiological and surgical features reviewed. The presenting symptoms similar to the more commonly encountered haemorrhoids led to a delay in the eventual diagnosis and treatment, resulting in limited post-operative survival. The relevant literature is reviewed and an emphasis made on the accurate histological diagnosis of anorectal growths.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Bradford Royal Infirmary, England.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eng
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sabanathan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Whittaker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery