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Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Vagina: A Case Report  

Jang Ji-Young (Department of Radiation Oncology College of Medicine, Catholic University)
Kim Do-Kang (Department of Gynecology, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University)
Lee Eun-Hee (Department of Pathology, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University)
Kim Jun-Sang (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
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Radiation Oncology Journal / v.21, no.3, 2003 , pp. 245-249 More about this Journal
Abstract
A primary malignant melanoma of the vagina is a very rare gynecological malignant tumor. Its clinical behavior is more aggressive than that of cutaneous and vulvar melanomas. We present a case of a large sized primary melanoma of the lower third of the vagina, with a cervical lesion, in a 58-year-old postmenopausal woman. The patient was treated with conventional external radiation therapy and intracavitary radiotherapy (ICR), without surgical treatment. Although the primary lesion showed a partial response, the patient died of extensive metastases, which were found 4.5 months after the initial diagnosis. We suggest that shortening the treatment period, such as hypofractionated radiation therapy and surgical removal, and various systemic therapies for preventing early distant metastasis, are appropriate treatments for a primary malignant melanoma of the vagina, with a large tumor size.
Keywords
Primary malignant melanoma; Vagina; Radiation therapy;
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