Different presentations of vulvar malignant melanoma: Report of two cases

Journal Title: Cumhuriyet Medical Journal - Year 2018, Vol 40, Issue 1

Abstract

Malignant melanoma (MM), an invasive and aggressive cancer of the skin, causes distressing mortality and morbidity than other cancers. Gynaecological tract primary melanomas include a class of disorders that develop from melanocytes existing in the epithelium of the genital mucosa. Melanoma affects mucosal sites (such as vulva) as well as cutaneous part of the skin. The vulva includes both cutaneous and mucosal skin, and involves clitoris, labia minora/majora, the mons pubis, and the openings of the urethra and vagina. Herein, we aimed to present two cases with two different extreme presentations of vulvar MM, and subsequent treatments we intended to perform.

Authors and Affiliations

Hulya Ayık Aydın, Zeynep Bayramoğlu, Cumhur İbrahim Başsorgun, Tayup Simsek

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  • EP ID EP272149
  • DOI 10.7197/223.vi.407613
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Hulya Ayık Aydın, Zeynep Bayramoğlu, Cumhur İbrahim Başsorgun, Tayup Simsek (2018). Different presentations of vulvar malignant melanoma: Report of two cases. Cumhuriyet Medical Journal, 40(1), 801-805. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-272149