Malignant melanoma of the anal canal
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- 1 March 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 16 (2), 126-132
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.16.2.126
Abstract
The clinical and pathological features of 15 cases of malignant melanoma of the anal canal are described. It would appear from this study that these tumours arise from squamous epithelium lining that part of the anal canal at or just above the line of the anal valves.Keywords
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