Vaginal melanoma. Report of two cases and review of the literature

Two cases of primary vaginal melanoma were treated between 1984 and 1986 at the Asturias Central Hospital, University Centre. Radical surgery was carried out in the first case--the patient surviving six months--and irradiation in the second case--living for only four months. Genital melanoma is a ra...

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Published inEuropean journal of gynaecological oncology Vol. 16; no. 3; p. 190
Main Authors Ferrer, J, Zapatero, H A, Coto, L P, Díaz, L, Pérez, C R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy 1995
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Aged
Female
Humans
Melanoma - diagnosis
Melanoma - pathology
Melanoma - radiotherapy
Melanoma - surgery
Middle Aged
Vaginal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Vaginal Neoplasms - pathology
Vaginal Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Vaginal Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:Two cases of primary vaginal melanoma were treated between 1984 and 1986 at the Asturias Central Hospital, University Centre. Radical surgery was carried out in the first case--the patient surviving six months--and irradiation in the second case--living for only four months. Genital melanoma is a rare tumor--accounting for 3 per cent of female melanomas--with only 125 patients having been reported in the literature concerning vaginal melanoma. There is great disagreement as to the optimal treatment although radical surgery is the most frequently used. Primary vaginal melanoma is a lesion of poor prognosis, even more serious than cutaneous localizations, such as vulvar melanoma.
ISSN:0392-2936