TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary malignant melanoma of uterine cervix
T2 - A suggestion of new scheme of treatment combination
AU - Min, Kyung Jin
AU - Kim, Yeun Sun
AU - Hong, Jin-Hwa
AU - Lee, Jae Kwan
AU - Yang, Dae-Sik
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Historically, the lack of melanocytes in the vaginal and cervical mucus membranes has deterred the findings of primary melanomas. Mainly due to its rarity, difficulty to diagnose, and poor prognosis, there has been no absolute agreement on comprehensive treatment so far. In this case report, we present a case of a 46-year-old woman with primary malignant melanoma of uterine cervix. She underwent neo-adjuvant chemotherapy initially followed by a radical hysterectomy. After adjuvant concurrent chemo-radiation, the patient has been followed up for 24 months. So far, she has not shown any symptoms or signs of recurrence. Further studies with more cases based on variable combinations of treatment regimen have been on the way.
AB - Historically, the lack of melanocytes in the vaginal and cervical mucus membranes has deterred the findings of primary melanomas. Mainly due to its rarity, difficulty to diagnose, and poor prognosis, there has been no absolute agreement on comprehensive treatment so far. In this case report, we present a case of a 46-year-old woman with primary malignant melanoma of uterine cervix. She underwent neo-adjuvant chemotherapy initially followed by a radical hysterectomy. After adjuvant concurrent chemo-radiation, the patient has been followed up for 24 months. So far, she has not shown any symptoms or signs of recurrence. Further studies with more cases based on variable combinations of treatment regimen have been on the way.
KW - Chemo-radiation
KW - Malignant melanoma
KW - Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy
KW - Uterine cervix
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U2 - 10.3978/j.issn.1000-9604.2014.06.03
DO - 10.3978/j.issn.1000-9604.2014.06.03
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84903881623
VL - 26
SP - 351
EP - 354
JO - Chinese Journal of Cancer Research
JF - Chinese Journal of Cancer Research
SN - 1000-9604
IS - 3
ER -
