Methods We reviewed the charts of all registered patients with anorectal malignant
melanoma (AMM) treated with surgery or radiotherapy, or both, at the hospital between 1980 …

Background: Great controversy exists with regard to the best surgical therapy for anorectal
malignant melanoma. Materials and Methods: Between 1980 and 1996, 15 patients with …

PURPOSE: This study was designed to describe recurrence and survival rates after
operative treatment for anorectal melanoma and to identify predictive factors for recurrence …

PURPOSE: Operative management of patients with anorectal melanoma is controversial. To
formulate a rational approach to patients with this disease, we reviewed our experience from …

Anorectal melanoma is an uncommon cancer with a poor prognosis. We aim to describe the
clinical presentation, treatment and outcome of patients with anorectal melanoma in our …

Purpose: Anal melanoma is an uncommon and aggressive cancer. Different surgical
modalities have been used in managing the disease with no clear evidence to favor one …

Anorectal melanoma is a rare disease and, unlike cutaneous melanoma, there are few
guidelines regarding optimal management. An interesting case of anorectal melanoma is …

BACKGROUND: Anorectal melanoma is a rare but highly lethal malignancy. Historically,
radical resection was considered the “gold standard” for treatment of potentially curable …

Introduction Anorectal malignant melanoma (AMM) is a relatively rare disease. Because of
its poor prognosis, the optimal surgical treatment for AMM is still controversial and difficult to …

DISCUSSION The sparse data in the literature (Table 1) show that radiotherapy used as the
sole modality of treatment in advanced lesions usually resulted in regression of the tumour …