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ArticleJNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association2023

Primary Anorectal Melanoma: A Case Report.

Sajjad Ahmed Khan, Adarsha Neupane, Samit Kumar Gautam, Sulav Sapkota

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Article in JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sajjad Ahmed KhanBirat Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal.
Adarsha NeupaneBirat Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal.
Samit Kumar GautamBirat Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal.
Sulav SapkotaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal.
Biratnagar Eye Hospital · NP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary anorectal melanoma is an extremely rare and aggressive mucosal melanocytic malignancy of the anorectal region. Because of the rarity of the tumor and vague clinical presentations, diagnosis at an early stage is a challenge for clinicians. In our context, where the hemorrhoid is a diagnosis of cultural familiarity for any sort of rectal pathology, these patients often present to us at a very advanced stage of the disease. Here, we present a case of a 55-year-old male patient with stage 2 anorectal melanoma who is on adjuvant chemotherapy following abdominoperineal resection with a permanent colostomy. Five cycles of dacarbazine and carboplatin have been given and the patient is doing well with the treatment. Abdominoperineal resection with excision of the tumor remains the mainstay of treatment; however, poor patient compliance with permanent colostomy is a major limiting factor of abdominoperineal resection. Even with the best interventions and care, the survival rate is not very good. Keywords: abdominoperineal resection; adjuvant chemotherapy; case reports; melanoma.

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MelanomaRectal NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedRectum

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PMID37203903
PMCPMC10896436
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