%0 Journal Article
%T Rare Differential Diagnosis of Hemorrhoidal Disease: Primary Anorectal Melanoma; a Case Report and Review of the Literature
%A Willy St&#233
%A phane Kengne
%A Joseph Idriss Djoko
%A Gael Jacquemin
%A Julie Vandepapeliere
%A Lynn Gabrielle Alexis
%A Silva De Vulder-Cotrina
%A Adeline Donati
%A Marie-C&#233
%A cile Nollevaux
%A Olivier Borgniet
%J Case Reports in Clinical Medicine
%P 58-63
%@ 2325-7083
%D 2025
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/crcm.2025.142007
%X Anorectal melanoma is a rare tumor representing less than 1% of anorectal cancers and around 0.3% of malignant melanomas. Its prognosis is particularly poor due to the early occurrence of metastases. We report the case of a 65-year-old man presenting with rectorrhagia and anal pain, initially diagnosed as hemorrhoidal disease. Subsequent proctological examination revealed an ulcerating-bourging tumor, confirmed histologically as an anorectal melanoma. After a normal extension workup, an abdominoperineal amputation was performed. Anorectal melanoma is a pathology with a poor prognosis, requiring early diagnosis to improve chances of survival.
%K Anorectal Melanoma
%K Diagnosis
%K Treatment
%K Prognosis
%K Anatomopathology
%K Surgery
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=140522