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Malignant melanoma of the rectum in a negro man: Report of a case and review of the literature

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A case of a true rectal melanoma in a Negro patient is presented. The anatomic boundaries of the anal canal and true rectum are clarified, and the literature regarding true rectal melanomas is reviewed. Known cases of anal melanoma in Negro patients are reviewed.

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  1. Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

    Ernestine Hambrick M.D., Herand Abcarian M.D., Durand Smith M.D. & Frank Keller M.D.

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Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, Detroit, Michigan, June 10 to 14, 1973.

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Hambrick, E., Abcarian, H., Smith, D. et al. Malignant melanoma of the rectum in a negro man: Report of a case and review of the literature. Dis Colon Rectum 17, 360–364 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586983

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