DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i10.022

Pages: 3328-3331

The primary anorectal melanoma is an aggressive tumor with poor prognosis; its diagnosis is often delayed because of the scarcity of the entity and confusion with other benign anorectal lesions. The management consists of complete surgical resection, however the majority of patients are diagnosed at the metastatic stage. We report the case of a 52-year-old man who consulted for chronic anal pain, proctologic examination for an anal tumor, and histopathological analysis with immunohistochemistry for anorectal melanoma. The patient started chemotherapy sessions as the extension assessment showed liver metastases.