A rare entity in the rectum: malignant melanoma.
Malignant melanoma is a rare entity in the rectum. Long-term survival is rare, as most patients die of disseminated systemic disease regardless of treatment. For this reason, some authors do not consider extensive radical surgery as the treatment of choice. We describe here a case of this rare entity.
Kayhan
Burçak
B
Ankara Numune Eğitim ve Araştirma Hastanesi, Ankara, Turkey. burkaygastro@hotmail.com
Turan
Nesrin
N
Ozaslan
Ersan
E
Akdoğan
Meral
M
D051517:Digital Rectal Examination; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery