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Bugs' eyes and black monsters: Ascitic fluid cytology in an elderly male with hematochezia.

Brijdeep SinghParikshaa GuptaDebajyoti ChatterjeeNalini GuptaTulika SinghDivya Dahiya
Published in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2023)
Anorectal malignant melanomas are rare, accounting for less than 2% of all melanomas. Malignant effusions developing secondary to malignant melanoma are highly uncommon. Herein, we present the cytomorphological features of a metastatic anorectal malignant melanoma presenting with ascites at the initial clinical presentation.
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