Primary malignant melanoma of the vagina: A case report and review of literature
oleh: Snehamay Chaudhuri, Diptimay Das, Soham Chowdhury, Anjan Das Gupta
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| Diterbitkan: | Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-01-01 |
Deskripsi
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.