| Literature DB >> 32849979 |
Gabriel Kapya Mukeya1,2, Ivan Mwandwe Kakoka3, Joseph Chola Mwansa1,2, Willy Arung Kalau3,4.
Abstract
Primary malignant melanoma of the female genital tract is an extremely rare tumor. It most commonly affects the vulva then the cervix and the vagina. Vulvar cancer accounts for about 1% (all sites) of melanomas. In order of frequency, it occurs in the vagina, uterus and ovary. Less than 200 cases of vulvar cancers have been described worldwide. We here report a clinical case of malignant vulvar melanoma in a 72-year-old postmenopausal woman. Partial hemivulvectomy and bilateral superficial inguinal lymphadenectomy were performed. The postoperative course was favorable and the patient was discharged on postoperative day 15. ©Gabriel Kapya Mukeya et al.Entities:
Keywords: Malignant vulvar melanoma; hemivulvectomy; superficial lymphadenectomy
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32849979 PMCID: PMC7422736 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.124.19138
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1le mélanome vulvaire en préopératoire
Figure 2les ganglions inguinaux (A, B)
Figure 3vulve en postopératoire immédiat