[A woman with a perianal skin disease]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2012;156(39):A4093.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

A 69-year-old woman presented with a large pigmented perianal ulcer and inguinal lymphomas. The ulcer was fixed to the rectovaginal septum and the anal sphincter. Histological examination of a perianal skin biopsy revealed an anorectal melanoma. Prognosis is poor in these patients, median survival being less than 20 months.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anal Canal / pathology*
  • Anus Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Melanoma / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Palliative Care
  • Prognosis