Primary malignant melanoma of the vagina.
cancer intervention
gynecological cancer
obstetrics, gynaecology and fertility
pathology
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 Jan 2020
29 Jan 2020
Historique:
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2020
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31
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2020
medline:
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2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Primary malignant melanoma of the vagina is a rare gynaecological neoplasm with an aggressive course of disease. Although not many cases have been reported in the literature, its manifestations appear to be fairly consistent. The challenge comes in knowing how to approach this cancer clinically, since information about its staging and treatment is limited. In this report, we present a case of an 84-year-old postmenopausal woman in whom a suspicious vaginal lesion was discovered incidentally during a procedure. Wide local excision was carried out at a later date and histopathology confirmed a malignant melanoma of the vagina contained locally with no radiological finding of distant metastases. No additional treatment was given, and three monthly follow-ups were arranged for this patient. We review the literature and briefly discuss the epidemiology, treatment approaches, prognostic factors and expected outcomes of this rare disease.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31996380
pii: 13/1/e232200
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232200
pmc: PMC7021152
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.
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