title: Primary melanoma of the ovary in a 25 year old primigravida--a case report.
abstract: A 25 year old primigravida with edema of the left foot and fetal distress during 36 weeks gestational period underwent an emergency lower segment cesarian section (LSCS). During surgery ascites and a left ovarian tumor with omental seedlings were observed. Cytopathology of the ascitic fluid, histopathology of the ovarian tumor and the omental seedlings showed features of a malignant melanoma, further confirmed at electron microscopy. Considering the age of the patient and the intra-abdominal restriction of metastasis of the neoplasms this tumor appeared to be a primary melanoma of the ovary. This case is reported since there is no reference to a pure melanoma of the ovary occurring in a young primigravida in the literature.
authors.affiliation: L.T.M. Medical College, Sion, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Shroff
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Deodhar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*