title: Primary malignant melanoma of the vagina: a report of seven cases.
abstract: Seven patients with primary melanoma of the vagina, five untreated and two recurrent, are reported. The ages ranged from 25-55 years, with an average of 42.3 years. The common symptoms were vaginal bleeding and a vaginal mass, and the most common site was the posterior wall of the vagina (three of seven patients). Two patients survived for more than five years.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014621:Vagina / Q000473:pathology*; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy