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Case Reports
. 1985 Dec;16(12):1277-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(85)80043-5.

Desmoplastic melanoma of the anus

D M Ackermann, H C Polk Jr, G R Schrodt
Case Reports

Desmoplastic melanoma of the anus

D M Ackermann et al. Hum Pathol. 1985 Dec.

Abstract

To date a desmoplastic melanoma, an unusual variant of malignant melanoma, has been described only in the skin. The present report describes a case of desmoplastic melanoma that arose in the anal canal. The patient was without evidence of recurrence or metastases 18 months after surgical removal of the lesion.

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