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Multifocal malignant melanoma arising in vesicovaginal melanosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1929794     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An 80-year-old white woman developed vulvar melanosis and malignant melanoma of the labia majora and clitoris and underwent a simple vulvectomy. She subsequently developed melanosis of the urinary bladder and presented 3 years later with multifocal malignant melanoma involving the vagina, urethra, and urinary bladder in a background of extensive melanosis with variable degrees of atypia. She underwent radical surgery but died 18 months later with liver metastases and liver failure. Malignant melanoma is uncommon in the vulva and vagina and is rare in the urinary bladder. This case illustrates the previously described association between melanosis and malignant melanoma. The unusual features are the widespread distribution of the melanosis (vagina and bladder) and the subsequent development of multifocal malignant melanoma.
Authors:
S W Kerley; M L Blute; G L Keeney
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine     Volume:  115     ISSN:  0003-9985     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med.     Publication Date:  1991 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-10-30     Completed Date:  1991-10-30     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7607091     Medline TA:  Arch Pathol Lab Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  950-2     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Melanoma / complications*,  pathology
Melanosis / complications*,  pathology
Urinary Bladder Diseases / complications*,  pathology
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / complications*,  pathology
Vaginal Diseases / complications*,  pathology
Vaginal Neoplasms / complications*,  pathology

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