Open AccessMetastatic malignant ovarian melanoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Milica Berisavac,
Biljana Kastratović-Kotlica,
Igor Pilić,
Jasmina Atanacković
Publication year - 2013
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/vsp110719030b
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , lymphadenectomy , ovary , hysterectomy , uterus , abdomen , immunohistochemistry , omentectomy , pathology , radiology , surgery , cancer , cancer research
Malignant melanomas of the female reproductive system are rare. These are biologically highly aggressive tumors with poor prognosis. Preoperative establishment of the diagnosis is practically impossible. Therapeutic approach and treatment of patients with metastatic ovarian melanoma are highly dependent on precise histological analysis.