Malignant melanoma metastatic to the endometrium.
A case of malignant melanoma metastatic to the endometrium is presented along with a review of the literature on metastatic melanoma, showing its rarity. Malignant melanoma metastasizes to many sites, including the lung, bone, liver, skin, and pancreas. Four cases of melanoma metastatic to the endometrium have been reported. The purpose of the present report is to describe the clinical picture of another patient with malignant melanoma metastatic to the endometrium as well as the general histologic and prognostic features of the disease.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*