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The Potential of Hypofractionated Radiotherapy: A Revolutionary Treatment for Anorectal Malignant Melanomas

Abstract Mucosal melanomas generally arise from mucosal epithelium lining the respiratory, alimentary, and genitourinary tracts and usually carry worse prognosis than cutaneous melanomas. Anorectal melanomas account for 50% of gastrointestinal tract melanomas and 0.3 to 1% of all malignant melanomas. There are no specific treatment guidelines due to the scarcity...
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Melanoma peniano

ABSTRACT Penile melanoma is a rare event, responsible for less than 1.4% of penile cancers. In general, it is late diagnosed and the treatment is usually aggressive. The authors present a 66-year-old Caucasian man who had an ulcerated penile lesion for 1 year, diagnosed as melanoma after biopsy and treated...