Round cell vaginal malignant melanoma. A rare entity
SQUMJ-Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2012; 12 (4): 508-511
in English
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ABSTRACT
Malignant melanoma is predominantly a skin disease but in rare instances it may occur at other sites. A vaginal melanoma is a rare clinical entity and the round cell type is an uncommon variant. Although the present case was clinically diagnosed as a urethral caruncle, on histopathological examination and immunostaining it was diagnosed as a round cell pigmented malignant melanoma. The patient refused radical surgery and was given a full course radiotherapy treatment but died a year later. Malignant vaginal melanoma carries a very poor prognosis even when lesion is localised at the time of presentation. The five-year survival rate ranges from 10-20% with the prognosis being influenced by tumour size. A tumour size >/= 3cm has a poor prognosis. Age, mitotic count, stage, and location of the lesion do not influence survival rates
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Vaginal Neoplasms
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Immunohistochemistry
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Survival Rate
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Melanoma
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Sultan Qaboos Univ. Med. J.
Year:
2012
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