A Case of Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Vagina: Trial of a Wide Local Excision of Vagina and Rectum.
- Author:
Myeong Deok SEO
;
Young Hee LEE
;
So Yong JUNG
;
Jong Min LEE
;
Chan Yong PARK
;
Yu Duk CHOI
;
Hyun I CHO
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Malignant melanoma;
Vagina;
Wide local excision of vagina and rectum
- MeSH:
Humans;
Melanoma*;
Rectum*;
Vagina*
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1999;42(8):1860-1863
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary malignant melanoma of the vagina is an exceedingly rare entity, accounting for about 3% of all primary vagina1 malignant tumors and 0.3% of all melanoma. The overall 5-year survival in patients with primary vaginal melanoma is notoriously poor, estimated to be between 13% and 19%. A case of primary malignant melanoma of the vagina treated with the wide local excision of vagina and rectum was presented with a brief review of literature.
