Beyond The Skin: A Case Report Of Vaginal Melanoma

Brittany Gilbert; Wm Tanner Gilbert; Ardeshir Hakam; Lynne J. Goebel

doi:10.33470/2379-9536.1300

Beyond The Skin: A Case Report Of Vaginal Melanoma

Brittany Gilbert
, Wm Tanner Gilbert
, Ardeshir Hakam
, Lynne J. Goebel

Marshall University

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida

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Abstract

Mucosal melanomas are rare, accounting for only 1.4% of all melanomas. Only 18% of mucosal melanomas are vulvovaginal in origin, making it exceedingly rare. Mucosal melanomas typically carry a worse prognosis than those arising from cutaneous sites with a higher risk of recurrence and disseminated disease. We report a rare case of vaginal melanoma presenting as postmenopausal bleeding and discuss management of this disease.

Original language	American English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.33470/2379-9536.1300
State	Published - Oct 30 2020

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Name	Marshall Journal of Medicine

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