After the skin and eyes, the third most frequently encountered location
of melanoma is the anorectal region. The aim of this study
was to review our experience about anorectal malignant melanoma
and share the results with other colleagues. The medical records
of the patients treated for malignant melanoma in our clinic
between 1998 and 2008 were retrospectively reviewed. Three of
the four patients were male. The mean age of the patients was
54.75 years (45-64). All patients were admitted with rectal bleeding.
Three of the patients died due to disseminated disease in the
first two years. Early detection is crucial in oncological surgery in
order to achieve a curative resection. Despite all of the therapeutic
efforts, primary anorectal malignant melanoma is a rare and aggressive
neoplasm associated with an extremely poor prognosis,
usually because of a delay in the diagnosis period.
Keywords: Abdominoperineal resection; cancer; malignant melanoma
