Malignant melanoma of the anal canal: a case report.
This article is one case report of 49 year-old woman diagnosed with malignant melanoma of the anal canal. The tumor was detected at early stage and initially treated with local excision, followed by adjuvant interstitial brachytherapy. Since the patient complained of painful local ulceration and atypical cells were found at biopsy, abdominoperineal resection of the rectum was performed and a sterile specimen was obtained, proving the efficacy of adjuvant brachytherapy for local control. Patient is now considered disease free for 30 months after primary treatment.
Department of Radiotherapy, Fort de France, Martinique.
Roxana
R
Barbus
Department of Surgical Oncology, Ion Chiricuta Cancer Center, Cluj, Romania; Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj, Romania.
Alin
A
Rancea
Department of Pathology, Ion Chiricuta Cancer Center, Cluj, Romania.
Bogdan
B
Fetica
Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj, Romania; Department of Gastroenterology, Adult Medical Clinic, Cluj, Romania.
Zeno
Z
Spârchez
Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj, Romania; Department of Brachytherapy, Ion Chiricuta Cancer Center, Cluj, Romania.
Gabriel
G
Kacsó
adjuvant brachytherapy; anal melanoma; conservative resection