Primary anorectal malignant melanoma: two case reports and review of the literature.
Anorectal melanoma is a very rare tumor with poor prognosis because of delay in diagnosis. It is often mistaken for benign conditions such as hemorrhoids or rectal polyps. Surgical treatment ranges from local excision to radical abdominoperinal resection. Herein, we report 2 cases of anorectal malignant melanoma and further review the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in light of the pertinent literature.
Biyikoğlu
Ibrahim
I
Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Oztürk
Zeynel Abidin
ZA
Köklü
Seyfettin
S
Babali
Ayşegül
A
Akay
Hakan
H
Filik
Levent
L
Basat
Osman
O
Ozer
Hilal
H
Ozer
Elif
E
D000368:Aged; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery