| Autor: |
Fukui, Rika, Hata, Fumitake, Yasoshima, Takahiro, Honma, Toshio, Nomura, Hiroki, Sasaki, Kenichi, Nishimori, Hidefumi, Sasaki, Kazunori, Kutomi, Goro, Ohno, Keisuke, Oikawa, Ikuo, Sasaki, Kazuaki, Tarumi, Ken, Ishiyama, Yuuji, Kobayashi, Kenji, Yamamoto, Naoya, Hirata, Koichi |
| Zdroj: |
Surgery Today; May2002, Vol. 32 Issue 6, p555-558, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
Four cases of anorectal malignant melanoma are reported in this paper. All patients underwent an abdominoperineal resection with lymph node dissection for a curative operation and received postoperative chemotherapy with dacarbazine, ranimustine, and vincristine, either with or without interferon-β. One of these patients has been observed for more than 6 years postoperatively without any evidence of recurrence. The other three patients had advanced diseases at the time of diagnosis, and died within 3 years after operation. The prognosis of anorectal malignant melanoma is considered to be directly related to tumor size and depth. Therefore, a staging system and treatments based on the tumor size and depth (or thickness) are needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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