Unusual presentation and course of malignant melanoma of anal canal in an African-American patient
Background: While cutaneous melanoma is common in up to 2.6% of Caucasian population, it is far less common in the African American population, up to 0.1%. Additionally, anal melanoma in particular comprises less than 1% of all melanomas and roughly 4% of anal cancers, while Spindle-cell variants ar...
Main Authors: | Mediha Siddiqui, Joe Saad, Darshan Gandhi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-03-01
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Series: | Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266662192300056X |
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