title: [Primary malignant melanoma of the rectum].
abstract: Primary malignant melanoma of the rectum is a very aggressive tumor with a 5-year survival rate of 6%. Most reports include cases of both anal and of rectal melanoma together. We report 2 women with primary melanoma of the rectum, aged 67 and 72 years, who underwent abdominoperineal resection and survived 5 and 7 months respectively.
authors.affiliation: Oncology Service, Rebecca Sief Government Hospital, Safed.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zidan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oren
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome