Metastatic Anorectal Melanoma: A Case Report
| Autor: | R.K. Spartacus, Rohitashwa Dana, Rajan Paliwal, Anees Malavat, Shwetha Mutha, Prashant Bhatt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Constipation Dacarbazine Abdominal ct Spleen Disease Malignancy Metastasis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Genetics medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Genetics (clinical) business.industry medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Anorectal melanoma Radiology medicine.symptom business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Cancer Prevention. |
| ISSN: | 2008-2401 2008-2398 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Anorectal melanoma is a rare and aggressive malignancy. Patients commonly present with advanced or metastatic disease. Case Presentation: We report the case of a 60-year-old man who presented with constipation and per rectal bleeding. Abdominal CT scan showed metastasis in liver and spleen along with disease spread in inguinal, iliac and abdominal lymph nodes. He was treated with single agent Dacarbazine and ultimately succumbed to the disease. Conclusions: Anorectal melanoma remains a disease with dismal prognosis especially when the patient presents with distant metastasis. |
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