| Title | Cutaneous malignant melanoma metastatic to a uterine leiomyoma: a case report. | | Author(s) | Bakelaar RT, Soper JT, Lutman CV | | Institution | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA. | | Source | J Reprod Med 2008 Sep; 53(9):697-9. | | Abstract | BACKGROUND: Malignant melanoma is the sixth-most-common cancer in the United States and can spread throughout the body. This report represents the second case of a cutaneous melanoma involving a uterine leiomyoma. CASE: A 49-year-old woman presented with an inguinal mass; biopsy revealed an undifferentiated neoplasm. Further examination and computed tomography revealed an enlarged, fibroid uterus. The patient underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and right inguinal lymphadenectomy. Histologic examination of the inguinal lymph node and the leiomyoma revealed metastatic melanoma.
CONCLUSION: As the incidence of melanoma increases, metastasis to unusual locations, such as uterine fibroids, probably will be encountered more frequently. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 18839825 |
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