Consider the unexpected! An overlooked, elusive, rare but dramatic diagnosis: anorectal melanoma - Takeaways - MDSpire

Consider the unexpected! An overlooked, elusive, rare but dramatic diagnosis: anorectal melanoma

  • By

  • Rossella Melcarne

  • Chiara Eberspacher

  • Massimiliano Mistrangelo

  • Pietro Quaglino

  • Rebecca Senetta

  • Arcangelo Picciariello

  • Leonardo Vincenti

  • Daniela Rega

  • Paolo Delrio

  • Corrado Caracò

  • Mariarosaria Portinaio

  • Stefano Arcieri

  • Giovanni Paolino

  • Santo Raffaele Mercuri

  • Carmen Cantisani

  • Chiara Scorziello

  • Tal Deborah Engel

  • Laura Giacomelli

  • Marco Biffoni

  • Domenico Mascagni

  • August 28, 2025

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    Anorectal melanoma is a rare and aggressive cancer often misdiagnosed due to non-specific symptoms resembling benign conditions.

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    Amelanotic variants complicate diagnosis, leading to incidental findings after surgeries for presumed benign diseases.

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    Routine histopathological examination of all anorectal surgical specimens is recommended to reduce missed diagnoses.

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    Anorectal melanoma accounts for approximately 1.5% of all melanomas and primarily affects patients in their sixth and seventh decades.

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    Management should be conducted at high-volume centers with multidisciplinary teams due to the complexity and poor prognosis of anorectal melanoma.

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Consider the unexpected! An overlooked, elusive, rare but dramatic diagnosis: anorectal melanoma

  • by Rossella Melcarne, Chiara Eberspacher, Massimiliano Mistrangelo, Pietro Quaglino, Rebecca Senetta, Arcangelo Picciariello, Leonardo Vincenti, Daniela Rega, Paolo Delrio, Corrado Caracò, Mariarosaria Portinaio, Stefano Arcieri, Giovanni Paolino, Santo Raffaele Mercuri, Carmen Cantisani, Chiara Scorziello, Tal Deborah Engel, Laura Giacomelli, Marco Biffoni, Domenico Mascagni

  • August 28, 2025

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