Can transrectal ultrasonography distinguish anorectal malignant melanoma from low rectal adenocarcinoma? A retrospective paired study for ten years

Abstract Background Anorectal malignant melanoma (ARMM) and low rectal adenocarcinoma (LRAC) have some similarities in clinical behaviors, histopathological characteristics and ultrasonographic findings, diagnostic errors are common. By comparing the transrectally ultrasonographic features between t...

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Main Authors: Jingwen Yan, Jigang Jing, Shuang Wu, Lacong Geiru, Hua Zhuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-022-02237-6