Abstract
BACKGROUND: Anorectal melanoma (AM) is a rare subtype of melanoma. AIM: To study the clinic-pathologic features and outcomes in patients with AM. MATERIALS & METHODS: Clinical, pathologic findings and outcomes of patients with AM were recorded. RESULTS: Twenty-seven patients with AM were identified with median age of 57 years. Most patients presented in stage III (44.4%). Lymph node involvement was seen in 70.4%. The response to chemotherapy and immunotherapy was 16.6 and 25.0%, respectively. At a median follow up of 11 months, median overall survival was 30 months. Ballantine stage 3 and weight loss at presentation were predictors of poor survival. CONCLUSION: AM presents at an advanced stage with lymph node and distant metastasis.