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Revista colombiana de Gastroenterología
Print version ISSN 0120-9957On-line version ISSN 2500-7440
Abstract
MARULANDA-FERNANDEZ, Hernando et al. Primary Anorectal Melanoma: Case Report and Review of a Rare Neoplasm. Rev. colomb. Gastroenterol. [online]. 2023, vol.38, n.4, pp.504-509. Epub Feb 26, 2024. ISSN 0120-9957. https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.993.
Primary anorectal melanoma is a rare malignant melanocytic neoplasm; its principal manifestation is rectal bleeding. It has an ominous prognosis with a five-year survival rate of 10%. The case of a 56-year-old woman with rectal bleeding and the sensation of a rectal mass is presented. A polypoid lesion, resected transanally, was documented in the distal rectum during the colonoscopy. The histological study confirmed a primary anorectal melanoma.
Keywords : Malignant melanoma; anal neoplasms; rectal neoplasms; gastrointestinal bleeding; colonoscopy.