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Case Reports
. 2013 Jan;2(1):4.
doi: 10.4103/2278-330X.105861.

Primary malignant melanoma of the vagina: A case report and review of literature

Snehamay Chaudhuri  1 , Diptimay Das  2 , Soham Chowdhury  1 , Anjan Das Gupta  1
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Case Reports

Primary malignant melanoma of the vagina: A case report and review of literature

Snehamay Chaudhuri et al. South Asian J Cancer. 2013 Jan.

Abstract

A 60 year old woman presented in gynecology department with bleeding per vagina and subsequently histotpathologically, it was diagnosed as malignant melanoma of the vagina. She underwent excision biopsy. On metastatic work-up, Positron emission tomography (PET) scan proved that she had distant metastasis and received palliative radiotherapy and chemotherapy, with temozolamide. She is alive after one year.

Keywords: Malignant melanoma; melanoma; vagina.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Diffuse black pigmentation of vaginal mucosa
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Follow up of the patient at one year
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