[Primary malignant melanoma of the cervix].
BACKGROUND
Primary malignant melanoma of the cervix is an extremely rare histological variety of cervical tumor, with only 54 cases reported.


METHODS
A 70 year-old woman consulted for metrorrhagia and pelvic pain. Clinical examination revealed a tumefaction on the anterior labium of the cervix. The anatomo-pathological examination of the biopsy led to diagnosis of a malignant melanoma of the cervix. Despite enlarged Wertheim-type colpohysterectomy associated with pelvic lymphadenectomy, pulmonary metastases developed and the patient died six months later.


CONCLUSIONS
This is a typical case of malignant melanoma of the cervix. All the authors underline the poor prognosis when visceral metastases occur early, as was the case in our patient.
Amenssag
L
L
el Idrissi
F
F
Erchidi
I
I
Melhouf
A
A
el Mrabet
F
F
Brhami
R
R
Ferhati
D
D
Lakhdar
A
A
Rhrab
A
A
Kharbach
A
A
Chaoui
A
A
D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery