title: Amelanotic malignant melanoma arising in an ovarian dermoid cyst.
abstract: Malignant transformation occurs in about 2% only of ovarian dermoid cysts. The clinical and histopathological findings in a rare case of primary ovarian malignant melanoma of amelanotic type are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Skive Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Borup
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leisgård Rasmussen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schierup
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Møller
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology*