title: Ultrasonographic evaluation of a uterine malignant melanoma presenting as a large pelvic mass.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, ATTIKON General University Hospital, Platonos 33, Politia (Kifisia) 14563, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Michail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Varras
authors.forename: Demetrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kassanos
authors.forename: Olympia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tzaida
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bournas
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Panagiotopoulos
authors.forename: Charalambos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chrelias
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salamalekis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*