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Case Reports
. 2014 Nov;28(10):523.
doi: 10.1155/2014/417273.

Anorectal melanoma: an uncommon and aggressive disease

Maria João Magalhães, Marta Salgado, Isabel Pedroto
Case Reports

Anorectal melanoma: an uncommon and aggressive disease

Maria João Magalhães et al. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Nov.
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Figure 1)
Tumour with brownish surface at the distal rectum
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Endoscopic view showing easy bleeding
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Figure 3)
Poorly differentiated cell population with necrosis and ulceration (hematoxylin and eosin stain, original magnification ×200)
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Figure 4)
Detail of poorly differentiated cell population with melanophages and mitosis (hematoxylin and eosin stain, original magnification ×400)
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