title: Malignant melanoma of the cervix.
abstract: Primary malignant melanoma of the cervix was diagnosed in a 52-year-old woman. Extended hysterectomy and partial vaginectomy were performed. A vulval recurrence was treated with wide excision and total vaginectomy. She subsequently underwent radiotherapy for metastatic lesions in the pelvis and para-aortic nodes, but succumbed to widespread metastatic disease 2 years after initial diagnosis. Diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis for malignant melanoma are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Viegas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wee
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ratnam
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery