Open AccessPrimary ovarian malignant melanoma
Author(s) -
Miloš Kostov,
Biserka Vukomanović-Djurdjević,
Dane Nenadić,
Marija Pavlović
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp1003252k
Subject(s) - melanoma , primary (astronomy) , medicine , oncology , dermatology , cancer research , physics , astronomy
Primary ovarian malignant melanoma is extremely rare. It usually appears in the wall of a dermoid cyst or is associated with another teratomatous component. Metastatic primary malignant melanoma to ovary from a primary melanoma elsewhere is well known and has been often reported especially in autopsy studies.