title: Primary malignant melanoma of the vagina.
abstract: Malignant melanoma originating in the vagina is considered extremely rare and has a very poor prognosis. We report a case of a 70-year-old woman with primary malignant melanoma of the vagina, and discuss the importance of prognostic factors and the efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kashima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Narahara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy