Do Not Skip the Retroflexion: A Case of Disseminated Anorectal Mucosal Melanoma.
ACG Case Rep J
; 8(2): e00513, 2021 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Less than 4% of melanomas are of mucosal origin, with primary anorectal mucosal melanomas comprising a small subset. Mucosal melanomas are often diagnosed at an advanced stage due to delay in patient presentation and obscured tumor origins leading to a more aggressive behavior and less favorable prognosis when compared with cutaneous melanomas. We present a case of metastatic anorectal mucosal melanoma with a negative colonoscopy 1 year earlier.
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