Anorectal malignant melanoma: extensive 45-year review and proposal for a novel staging classification

Claudius Falch; Alexander Stojadinovic; Claus Hann-von-Weyhern; Mladjan Protic; Aviram Nissan; Mark B Faries; Martin Daumer; Anton J Bilchik; Avital Itzhak; Björn L D M Brücher

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.02.031

Anorectal malignant melanoma: extensive 45-year review and proposal for a novel staging classification

J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Aug;217(2):324-35. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.02.031. Epub 2013 May 19.

Authors

Claudius Falch¹, Alexander Stojadinovic, Claus Hann-von-Weyhern, Mladjan Protic, Aviram Nissan, Mark B Faries, Martin Daumer, Anton J Bilchik, Avital Itzhak, Björn L D M Brücher

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.

PMID: 23697834
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.02.031

No abstract available

Keywords: APR; ARMM; F18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography; FDG-PET; LR; RT; SLN; WLE; abdominoperineal resection; anorectal malignant melanoma; local recurrence; radiotherapy; sentinel lymph node; wide local excision.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Anus Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Anus Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Anus Neoplasms* / pathology
Anus Neoplasms* / therapy
Combined Modality Therapy
Decision Support Techniques
Global Health
Humans
Melanoma* / diagnosis
Melanoma* / epidemiology
Melanoma* / pathology
Melanoma* / therapy
Neoplasm Staging
Rectal Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Rectal Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Rectal Neoplasms* / pathology
Rectal Neoplasms* / therapy
Treatment Outcome