A Case of Metastatic Melanoma of the Rectum.
- Author:
Seong Wu LEE
;
Soon Koo BAIK
;
Young Gyu LEE
;
Dong Ki LEE
;
Woo Ick JANG
;
Sang Ok KWON
;
Gye Keol SHIN
;
Soon Hee JUNG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Malignant melanoma;
Rectum
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Lung;
Melanoma*;
Pleura;
Rectum*;
Sigmoidoscopy;
Skin;
Ulcer
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1993;13(2):411-413
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 42-year-old woman preseated with intermittent rectal bleeding of a week's duration. A large polypoid mass with pigmented, ulcerated, nodular surface was seen in the rectum at 3cm from the anal verge during flexible sigmoidoscopy. A histologic diagnosis of metastatic melanoma wae made on light microscopic examination of biopsies obtained at sigmoidoscopy. The presence of metastatic melanoma at sites other than the rectum was found at the skin, pleura and lung. We report a case of metastatic malignant melanoma of the rectum with the review of the literature.
