Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

PRIMARY ANORECTAL MELANOMA - A RARE CASE REPORT

Dr. Venugopal K J, Dr. Sandesh T R

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INTRODUCTION: Anorectal melanoma is a rare form of melanoma affecting the anus and/or rectum. It accounts for 0.25-1.25% of all anorectal malignancies and is the third most common site for melanoma, after the skin and eye. It mainly affects elderly age group with no significant gender differences. The most common symptom is per rectal bleeding. CASE PRESENTATION: A case of 60 year old female presented with blood in stools and difficulty in defecation since a month and on colonoscopy shows polypoidal mass with visual necrosis and haemorrhage, biopsy confirmed anorectal melanoma with HMB 45 positive. On CECT W/A shows pararectal lymph nodes enlarged with no distant metastasis. Stage III A ANM. Later patient underwent APR. CONCLUSION: Despite the tumour being aggressive in nature and appeals for a less aggressive management while maintaining the quality of life. The prognosis of anal melanoma remains grim and additional research is required to understand better the biology and behaviour of this disease, to assess the better treatment option, meta analysis has to be considered.

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PRIMARY ANORECTAL MELANOMA - A RARE CASE REPORT, Dr. Venugopal K J, Dr. Sandesh T R GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-6 | June-2020

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