Abstract
Background: A 79-year-old man presented to his primary care physician with a 2-month history of pruritus ani and a pigmented nodular lesion was discovered in the posterior rectum. The patient had no other symptoms, or any family history of malignancy. Investigations: Physical examination; excisional biopsy; CT scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvis; lung biopsy; blood tests; tumor immunohistochemistry for KIT, vascular endothelial growth factor platelet-derived growth factor receptor α and β, and mismatch-repair proteins MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6; and KIT and BRAF tumor genotyping. Diagnosis: Stage IV M1b metastatic anal mucosal melanoma. Management: Wide local excision with mucosal advancement of the rectal wall, external-beam radiation, and sorafenib - temozolomide therapy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 737-740 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Nature Clinical Practice Oncology |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology