Metastatic melanoma presenting as primary uterine neoplasm: A case report

A case is presented in which a metastatic melanoma presented as a primary uterine neoplasm with uncontrollable vaginal bleeding. This case is particularly interesting since the neoplasm manifested itself 8 years following a removal of a pigmented lesion from the back. Relationship of malignant melan...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cancer 1974-03, Vol.33 (3), p.729-731
Hauptverfasser: Casey, John H., Shapiro, Robert F.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A case is presented in which a metastatic melanoma presented as a primary uterine neoplasm with uncontrollable vaginal bleeding. This case is particularly interesting since the neoplasm manifested itself 8 years following a removal of a pigmented lesion from the back. Relationship of malignant melanomas to pregnancy is discussed.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(197403)33:3<729::AID-CNCR2820330318>3.0.CO;2-N