Anorectal Melanoma: Report of Three Cases with Extended Follow-up

Takahashi, Takeshi; Velasco, Liliana; Zárate, Xeily; Medina‐Franco, Heriberto; Cortés, R. Peña; Garza, Lorenzo de la; Gamboa‐Domínguez, Armando

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“…Les données étaient interprétables chez 130 patients, avec 52 formes multi nodulaires, 26 nodules solitaires, deux miliaires, 9 cas d’adénopathies hilaires et/ou médiastinales, 3 épanchements pleuraux, une masse extra-pleurale, un cas de lésions osseuses et 36 cas de lésions combinées [3]. D’autres auteurs ont rapporté des cas de lymphangite voire des atélectasies par obstruction bronchique ou adénopathies compressives [4, 5]. …”

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Métastases endobronchiques d'un mélanome malin d'origine rectale: cas clinique et revue de la littérature

Bouchentouf¹,

Benjelloun²,

Zrara³

et al. 2013

Pan Afr Med J

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Le mélanome anorectal est une tumeur rare représentant 1,5% de tous les mélanomes et moins de1% des cancers anorectaux. Son pronostic est redoutable à cause de la survenue précoce de métastases. Le poumon est un site métastatique classique du mélanome malin, les localisations endobronchiques sont toutefois rares. Des mélanomes primitifs anorectaux ont également été décrits et sont de mauvais pronostic. Nous rapportons un cas de métastases broncho-pulmonaires de mélanome malin d’origine rectal. Comme c’est souvent le cas, les possibilités thérapeutiques sont limitées.

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Métastases endobronchiques d'un mélanome malin d'origine rectale: cas clinique et revue de la littérature

Bouchentouf¹,

Benjelloun²,

Zrara³

et al. 2013

Pan Afr Med J

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“…Les signes les plus fréquemment trouvés sont les rectorragies dans 75 % des cas. Le syndrome rectal ainsi que les troubles du transit sont observés dans 50 % des cas [2,4,5]. À l'examen proctologique, le MAR se présente dans plus de la moitié des cas comme une tumeur ulcérovégétante ou une lésion polypoïde [2,4,5].…”

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“…Il se développe à partir des mélanocytes normalement présents dans l'épithélium malpighien de la zone pectinée et dans l'épithélium transitionnel audessus de la ligne pectinée. En ce qui concerne les localisations rectales de la maladie, il s'agit souvent de tumeurs développées aux dépens du canal anal et qui ont secondairement infiltré la sous-muqueuse rectale [2,5].…”

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Le mélanome anorectal: étude microscopique à propos de deux cas

Charhi

Taleb

Khannoussi

et al. 2009

J Afr Hepato Gastroenterol

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“…ARM arises from melanocytes within the rectal mucosa, squamous and/or transitional anal epithelium. Endoscopically, 70% of ARMs appear as black pigmented nodules or dark brown polypoid lesions; however, ARM may be amelanotic (3,4). Histologically, these tumors may or may not show intracellular melanin.…”

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“…It is the most common site of primary melanoma in the gastrointestinal tract and the third most overall (2). ARM occurs late in life and is more common in females (4,5). A 78-year-old male presented with three weeks of painless hematochezia.…”

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Primary anorectal melanoma

Tharpe

Vega

Trotman

2012

Turk J Gastroenterol

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Primary anorectal melanoma (ARM) is extremely rare, representing less than 0.05% of colorectal malignancies and 2% of melanomas (1-3). It is the most common site of primary melanoma in the gastrointestinal tract and the third most overall (2). ARM occurs late in life and is more common in females (4,5). A 78-year-old male presented with three weeks of painless hematochezia. His medical history included adenomatous colonic polyps. General physical examination was unremarkable. At colonoscopy, a 3 cm amelanotic sessile polyp at the anal verge was palpated and later snare-resected (Figure 1a and b). Histopathology revealed melanoma with immunohistochemical staining for S-100 confirming the diagnosis (Fig 2a and b). Total body CT/PET scan did not reveal metastatic disease. The patient underwent a wide transanal local excision (LE) revealing in situ melanoma with focal submucosal invasion. Four lymph nodes resected from the left groin were negative for melanoma. Adjuvant chemotherapy with interferon was given for 4 weeks. The patient did well until 1 year later when multiple hepatic hypermetabolic lesions were found on CT/PET imaging. He was started on carboplatin and taxol as salvage chemotherapy.Rectal bleeding is the most common presenting symptom (2,6). ARM arises from melanocytes within the rectal mucosa, squamous and/or transitional anal epithelium. Endoscopically, 70% of ARMs appear as black pigmented nodules or dark brown polypoid lesions; however, ARM may be amelanotic (3,4). Histologically, these tumors may or may not show intracellular melanin. Immunohistochemical stains not melanin-dependent confirm the diagnosis. Primary ARM is an uncommon but highly aggressive tumor with a five-year survival of 25% (2,3,6). Since 1985, a proportional increase in women and trend towards bimodal age distribution has been noted (3,7). The higher peak, among patients older than 60 years, included 72% women; the lower, aged 29-59 years, included 63% men, and suggested a relationship between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease and primary ARM (3). Options for patients lacking me-820 Transplantation Center. One hundred patients (5.5%), all of whom acquired the infection during the pre-RT period, were found to be HCV-seropositive. For a median follow-up of 35.7 months, graft survival was lower in anti-HCV-positive patients, but patient survival was similar between the anti-HCV-positive and -negative groups. As the authors pointed out, the apparently higher rate of graft loss in the anti-HCV-positive patients could tastatic disease include LE and abdominoperineal resection (APR) with or without inguinal and pelvic lymphadenectomy followed by adjuvant radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Wide LE followed by adjuvant radiation produces equivalent five-year survival to that of APR (2,6,7). However, improved local control for large lesions and long-term survival for lesions smaller than 2 mm are seen after APR (7). No systemic chemotherapy regimen for metastatic ARM is the standard of care. In conclusion, primary ARM is a rare, agg...

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Anorectal Melanoma: Report of Three Cases with Extended Follow-up

Cited by 17 publications

References 19 publications

Métastases endobronchiques d'un mélanome malin d'origine rectale: cas clinique et revue de la littérature

Métastases endobronchiques d'un mélanome malin d'origine rectale: cas clinique et revue de la littérature

Le mélanome anorectal: étude microscopique à propos de deux cas

Primary anorectal melanoma

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