Open AccessPrimary malignant melanoma of the vagina
Author(s) -
Rajendra Kumar Tanwar,
Bharti Saxena,
Sumbul Ali,
Sangeeta Saxena
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1335_16
Subject(s) - vagina , melanoma , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , primary tumor , malignant disease , dermatology , surgery , metastasis , cancer , cancer research
We hereby present two rare cases of primary malignant melanoma of vagina in women aged 65 and 50 years, respectively. At the time of presentation, the disease in both cases was locally advanced and subsequently metastasized to distant organs.