title: Benign intramucosal melanocytic proliferation a marker for primary malignant melanoma of rectum.
abstract: Benign melanocytic proliferation in the mucosal glands of rectum is described in a 56 year old female with primary melanoma of rectum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Medical College, Calicut, Kerala.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Jayalekshmy
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Aravindan
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002455:Cell Division; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*