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Outcomes of radical surgical resections for nonmetastatic anorectal melanomas: Experience from a tertiary care centre.

Ambarish ChatterjeeJitender RohilaMufaddal M KaziVivekanand SharmaAshwin DesouzaVikas OstwalJyoti BajpaiReena EngineerMunita BalAvanish P Saklani
Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)
In this large surgical series of AMs, outcome in stage I and II patients was significantly better than stage III and patients with stage II disease can have acceptable oncological outcomes. Radical surgical resections with or without lymphadenectomy could be considered in these patients. The role of adjuvant systemic therapy and radiation needs to be explored as part of multimodality treatment.
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