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ArticleCureus2021

A Rare Case of Primary Anorectal Malignant Melanoma.

Sandeep Bhattarai, Oseen Shaikh, Naveen Kumar Gaur, Muhamed Tajudeen, Uday Kumbhar

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sandeep BhattaraiSurgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND.
Oseen ShaikhSurgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND.
Naveen Kumar GaurSurgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND.
Muhamed TajudeenSurgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND.
Uday KumbharSurgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant melanoma affecting the anorectum is very rare. We present a 63-year-old female who presented with features of bleeding per rectum and painful defecation. On examination, the patient had a palpable mass on the right side of the anorectum, with predominant exophytic growth and intraluminal extension. Biopsy and imaging studies were diagnostic of malignant melanoma. The patient was discussed on the tumor board and planned for abdominoperineal resection. Postoperatively, the patient was started on chemotherapy. The patient was followed up for two years, and there was no evidence of any recurrence.

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abdominoperineal resectionanal canalmalignantmelanomarectum

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PMID34262812
PMCPMC8259073

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