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Anorectal melanoma: surgical treatment considerations in relation to tumor invasivity. An update of the literature based on an illustrative case

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  1. Department of Surgery IRCCS-Azienda Ospedaliera San Martino IST, University of Genoa, Largo Rosanna Benzi n 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy

    Rosario Fornaro, Michela Caratto, Elisa Caratto, Giuseppe Caristo, Alexander Salerno, Marco Frascio & Ferdinando Cafiero

  2. Nuclear Medicine Unit, IRCCS-Azienda Ospedaliera San Martino IST, Largo Rosanna Benzi n 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy

    Giuseppe Villa

  3. Department of Anatomic Pathology IRCCS-Azienda Ospedaliera San Martino IST, University of Genoa, Via De Toni 14, 16132, Genoa, Italy

    Francesca Sarocchi

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Fornaro, R., Caratto, M., Caratto, E. et al. Anorectal melanoma: surgical treatment considerations in relation to tumor invasivity. An update of the literature based on an illustrative case. Int J Colorectal Dis 30, 983–985 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-014-2068-7

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