| Autor: |
Neena, Chauhan, Dushyant S, Gaur, Ved P, Pathak |
| Rok vydání: |
2011 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Sultan Qaboos University medical journal. 12(4) |
| ISSN: |
2075-051X |
| Popis: |
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. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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