Clin Surg | Volume 2, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

An Unusual Polyp: Rectal Melanoma

Katrina Chakradeo^1-3*, Trent Cross⁴, Guy Lampe⁵, Hajir Nabi^3,4 and Shahram Safa¹

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Logan Hospital, Meadowbrook, Australia
²Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
³Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
⁴Department of Surgery, Logan Hospital, Meadowbrook, Australia
⁵Department of Anatomical Pathology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

^*Correspondance to: Katrina Chakradeo 

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Abstract

Primary rectal melanoma is a rare disease that requires a high index of clinical suspicion when faced with unusual colonoscopic findings. We present the case of a 67-year-old gentleman who had a primary rectal melanoma discovered on a colonoscopy to investigate bright rectal bleeding. No other sources of primary disease were discovered clinically or radiologically pre-operatively suggesting that this was a true site of primary disease. He went on to have an abdomino-perineal resection and made an uneventful recovery.

Citation:

Chakradeo K, Cross T, Lampe G, Nabi H, Safa S. An Unusual Polyp: Rectal Melanoma. Clin Surg. 2017; 2: 1670.