Clinical and oncological outcomes of surgery in Anorectal melanoma in Asian population: A 15 year analysis at a tertiary cancer institute

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2021.100415
• Publication Date: 2021-06-10T05:21:02Z
• Authors: Viswanth Kottakota; Vikas Warikoo; Ajay Kumar Yadav; Abhijeet Salunke; Abhishek Jain; Mohit Sharma; Supreet Bhatt; Ketul Puj; Shashank Pandya
• Keywords: Abdominoperineal resection

Anorectal malignant melanoma (ARMM) is an aggressive malignancy with dismal prognosis and a 5-year survival rate less than 20% in most of the previous studies. The ideal surgical treatment has still remained controversial. This retrospective study aims at analysing outcome patients ARMM treated curative resection.This 38 stage I anorectal resection our tertiary cancer institute.WLE (Wide Local Excision) was carried out 12 APR (abdominoperineal resection) done 26 patients. median overall entire group this 20 months. Although WLE higher those (37 months versus 16 months, respectively), not statistically significant event (P=0.317). 1-, 2-, 3-, rates were similar both no difference (P=0.816); just 13%. There 3 long-term survivors who survived for more 10 years.Most ultimately succumb to disease regardless management. Both have roles management depending on subset selected. should be preferred wherever possible. Abdominoperineal offered nodal or recurrent setting.