Affiliation:
1. Physician,Unidade de Saúde Familiar Marquês de Marialva,Portugal; Msc in Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra,Portugal
2. Physician, Postgraduate in Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra, Unidade de Saúde Familiar Marquês de Marialva, Portugal
Abstract
Anal mucosal melanoma is rare and is associated with a poor prognosis.The unusual and ambiguous symptoms often
account for the late diagnosis and poor prognosis of anal melanoma. An 83-year-old woman presented to our family
doctor with a pigmented swelling of the anal margin.She was examined and was referred to the hospital.The diagnosis
evidenced an anal malignant melanoma,after the complementary diagnostic tests prescribes by family physician. Our
observation underscores the importance of early detection and diagnosis of a malignant disease and the importance of a
family physician in accuracy observation patient
Subject
Polymers and Plastics,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous),General Engineering,General Materials Science,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,Biomedical Engineering,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,General Chemistry,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials,Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,Ceramics and Composites,Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,General Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,General Chemical Engineering,General Chemistry,General Engineering,Polymers and Plastics,Organic Chemistry