Summary
The vast majority of malignant melanomas occur in the skin. These are associated with
sunlight exposure and thought to be due to ultraviolet radiation.
Melanomas in rare instances (1.3–1.4 percent) may originate from extracutaneous tissues
such as the leptomeninges.
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They have also been reported arising from gastrointestinal, respiratory and genitourinary
mucosa. Sunlight is not an aetiologic factor with mucosal melanomas.Herein, we report an extremely rare example of malignant melanoma arising from the
mucocutaneous junction of an ileostomy. Only one such case has been reported in the
literature.
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Publication history
Published online: October 10, 2012
Accepted:
September 10,
2012
Received:
April 26,
2012
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Copyright
© 2012 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
