Ultrasonographic evaluation of a uterine malignant melanoma presenting as a large pelvic mass.
The uterus is an extremely rare location for a primary or metastatic melanoma. We describe the ultrasonographic appearance of a malignant melanoma of the uterus presenting clinically as a large mass in a 78-year-old woman. Transabdominal sonography revealed a solid uterine mass measuring 13 x 11.5 x 8.5 cm with inhomogeneous echotexture and bright internal echoes. The tumor showed a diffuse spread inside the uterine corpus, and the endometrium was not demonstrated ultrasonographically.
Varras
Michail
M
Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, ATTIKON General University Hospital, Platonos 33, Politia (Kifisia) 14563, Athens, Greece.
Kassanos
Demetrios
D
Tzaida
Olympia
O
Bournas
Nikolaos
N
Panagiotopoulos
Nikolaos
N
Chrelias
Charalambos
C
Salamalekis
Emmanuel
E
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*