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Case Reports
. 2010;65(10):1063-5.
doi: 10.1590/s1807-59322010001000026.

Melanoma of the anal canal

Rogerio Serafim Parra, Ana Luiza Normanha Ribeiro de Almeida, Giovana Bachega Badiale, Margarida Maria Fernandes da Silva Moraes, José Joaquim Ribeiro Rocha, Omar Féres
Case Reports

Melanoma of the anal canal

Rogerio Serafim Parra et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2010.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Magnetic resonance imaging showing rectal neoplasm (A) and perirectal nodes (B).
Figure 2
Figure 2
The rectum, the large nodes, and the tumor after an abdominalperineal resection.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Anal melanoma. Cross‐section of the external surface region (H&E × 100).
Figure 4
Figure 4
Anal melanoma. Cross‐section of the mucosa surface region (H&E × 100).
Figure 5
Figure 5
Anal melanoma. Cross‐section of the tumor region (H&E × 400).
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