title: [Malignant melanoma coexisting with pregnancy].
abstract: An extremely rare case of melanoma amelanoticum coexisting with pregnancy has been discussed. Pregnant A. Ch., age 42, was admitted to the Polish Mother's Health Centre Memorial Hospital on the 22nd of August, 1990 with a diagnosis of the 5th pregnancy, the 2nd delivery, the 30th week of gestation, state after cesarean section. Suspected malignant melanoma. Stomach ulceration. Thrombophlebitis of left lower extremity. General condition--medium hard. For the last three days she did not report fetal movements, fetal heartbeat was not detected either. Us examination confirmed fetal death. On the 24th of August, 1990, spontaneous vaginal delivery terminated the pregnancy, giving a dead, macerated female fetus, body weight of 1500 g. On the 3rd day after delivery the patient died with growing circulation-respiratory insufficiency. Autopsy revealed melanoma malignum amelanoticum disseminatum. Neither an autopsy of the fetus nor histopathological examinations of the secundines were performed for the advanced maceration. The coexistence of pregnancy with malignant melanoma in this case brought a tragic end both for the mother and the fetus.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Patologii Ciazy WAM Szpitala Połozniczo-Ginekologicznego Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki, Lekarz Naczelny Szpitala i Kierownik.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krasomski
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Broniarczyk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gładysiak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Czerniak złośliwy współistniejacy z ciaza.