Perianal melanoma disguised as hemorrhoids: Case report and discussion

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 726-731

  Fripp, Vikisha T ^a,b   Esquivel, Jesus ^a,b   Cerruto, Carlos A ^a,c  

^a Washington Hospital Center ^*

^b WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Melanoma; Perianal

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANUS CANCER; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOLLOW UP; FROZEN SECTION; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SYMPTOM; TUMOR BIOPSY;

AGED; ANUS NEOPLASMS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 17744398826     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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