Abstract
Cancers of the anal margin (AM) are cutaneous cancers (peri-anal skin cancers) occurring on the peri-anal area outside the anal verge. This funnel-shaped skin area is defined by a circle measuring 10 cm in diameter centred on the anal orifice. For some authors, the lower part of the anal canal, a non-keratinizing squamous epithelium area below the pectinate line, is part of the anal margin. Frequently AM tumours are included in series on “anal or anal canal” cancers (AC). In the prospective trial of the UKCCCR 1997 [25] on “anal cancers”, comparing radiotherapy (RT) alone vs RT + chemotherapy, 134 (23 %) of 587 cases were AM tumours; unfortunately, their results were not separated from the anal canal group.
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Schlienger, M., Touboul, E. (2009). Anal margin tumours. In: Belkacémi, Y., Mirimanoff, RO., Ozsahin, M. (eds) Management of Rare Adult Tumours. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-287-92246-6_20
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