Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1993 Jun;13(2):411-413.

A Case of Metastatic Melanoma of the Rectum

• Lee SW
• Baik SK
• Lee YG
• Lee DK
• Jang WI
• Kwon SO
• Shin GK
• Jung SH

Abstract

A 42-year-old woman preseated with intermittent rectal bleeding of a week's duration. A large polypoid mass with pigmented, ulcerated, nodular surface was seen in the rectum at 3cm from the anal verge during flexible sigmoidoscopy. A histologic diagnosis of metastatic melanoma wae made on light microscopic examination of biopsies obtained at sigmoidoscopy. The presence of metastatic melanoma at sites other than the rectum was found at the skin, pleura and lung. We report a case of metastatic malignant melanoma of the rectum with the review of the literature.

Keyword

Malignant melanoma; Rectum

MeSH Terms

Adult
Biopsy
Diagnosis
Female
Hemorrhage
Humans
Lung
Melanoma*
Pleura
Rectum*
Sigmoidoscopy
Skin
Ulcer