title: Spectrum of Presentation of Anorectal Malignant Melanoma: Experience of a Tertiary Care Centre of North India.
abstract: Malignant melanoma of the anorectum is a rare but highly aggressive tumor. We report our experience of anorectal melanoma in five patients. Of these, two have advanced disease, two had localized disease and one patient had florid systemic metastases with a history of hemorrhoidectomy one year prior. One patient whose metastatic workup was negative, expired on post-op day 15 of abdominoperineal resection due to unsuspected but florid cerebral metastases. Another patient with localized disease underwent an APR with curative resection and post-op whole body PET scan negative for occult or residual disease. Advanced stage patients were referred for chemotherapy. To improve prognosis, it is important to detect anorectal melanoma at an early stage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, UCMS and GTB Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, UCMS and GTB Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rattan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, UCMS and GTB Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wadhwa
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, UCMS and GTB Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, UCMS and GTB Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rathi
mesh_terms: D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
keywords: anorectum; malignant.; melanoma