title: Primary malignant melanoma of the ovary.
abstract: Primary malignant melanoma of the ovary is an exceedingly rare pathologic event: only eight cases have been reported in literature and in every case they arised in a cystic mature teratoma. The differential diagnosis of primary malignant melanoma is a challenge for pathologist: in fact it must be differentiated by metastatic melanoma and by numerous primary ovarian tumours. We report a rare case of primary malignant melanoma of the ovary with immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study and with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, University Frederico II, Naples.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boscaino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Antonio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Orabona
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tornillo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Staibano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Rosa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis