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Review
. 2011;32(1):122-4.

Vaginal primary malignant melanoma: report of four cases and review of the literature

E Terzakis  1 , G Androutsopoulos, G Adonakis, D Zygouris, C Grigoriadis, G Decavalas
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  • PMID: 21446344
Review

Vaginal primary malignant melanoma: report of four cases and review of the literature

E Terzakis et al. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2011.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this retrospective study was to analyse the clinical characteristics, management and prognosis of four patients with vaginal primary malignant melanoma (VPMM) who were diagnosed and treated in our departments together with a review of the current literature.

Materials and methods: Between January 1997 and September 2009, four cases with histologically confirmed VPMM were evaluated retrospectively. All patients underwent wide local excision.

Results: One patient was in Stage I (25%), two patients in Stage II (50%) and one patient in Stage IV (25%). Among them, one patient received additional radiotherapy and three patients received additional immunotherapy with interferon.

Conclusion: The prognosis of VPMM is very poor, despite the treatment modality, because most cases are diagnosed at late stage.

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