Vaginal malignant melanoma: surgical challenge and need for combination treatment

Christos Iavazzo¹, Panagiotis Peitsidis^{2

3}, Ioannis D Gkegkes^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, REA Maternity Hospital, Athens, Greece.
³ Department of Midwifery, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
⁴ Athens Colorectal Laboratory, Athens, Greece.
⁵ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, United Kingdom.

Christos Iavazzo et al. J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc. 2023.

. 2023 Sep 7;24(3):226-227.

doi: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2023-3-11.

Christos Iavazzo¹, Panagiotis Peitsidis^{2

3}, Ioannis D Gkegkes^{4

5}

¹ Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, REA Maternity Hospital, Athens, Greece.
³ Department of Midwifery, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
⁴ Athens Colorectal Laboratory, Athens, Greece.
⁵ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, United Kingdom.

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