Primary rectal melanoma - a case report

Das, Somak ( Surgical Gastroenterology Apollo Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu)
Mandal, Tuhin S. ( Department of General Surgery, NRS Medical College, Kolkata)
Paul, Souvik ( Department of General Surgery, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata)
Datta, Purnendu ( Department of General Surgery, Burdwan Medical College, Kolkata)
Sinhababu, Aloke K. ( Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata)

Medical Journal of Indonesia
Vol 23, No 4 (2014): November

The most common site for malignant melanoma is skin, then eye and third is anorectal region. Primary anorectal malignant melanoma is still very uncommon. It is usually very aggressive and presents with altered bowel habit and rectal bleeding. Proctoscopy shows non-pigmented or lightly pigmented polypoid lesion. Histopathology is confirmatory. Early radical excision is mandatory. A 56 year-old female was presented with malignant melanoma of the lower third of rectum. We report this case for its rarity.