title: Primary malignant melanoma of the uterine cervix: report of a case diagnosed by cervical scrape cytology and review of the literature.
abstract: Cervical melanoma is a rare neoplasm and is seldom diagnosed by cervical scrape cytology. The possibility of metastatic melanoma should be excluded before making a diagnosis of primary cervical melanoma. We present a case of primary cervical melanoma diagnosed by cervical scrape cytology and a review of literature. The patient presented with vaginal bleeding of 3 mo duration and an ulcerated cervical growth. Cervical smear showed bizarre and abnormal cells containing pigment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Nagpur, India. ahdesh@nagpur.dot.net.in
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Munshi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears