Abstract
Sixteen previously unreported cases of primary vaginal melanoma were studied, 8 from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (1935 to 1976) and 8 from the Connecticut Tumor Registry (1934 to 1976). In addition, 3 previously reported cases from the former institution are updated. Local control was obtained by means of primary radical surgery in 5 of 7 patients, 3 of whom are known to have subsequently died of disseminated disease. One patient initially treated with radical surgery had a local recurrence with metastasis to a regional node, but has now survived for more than 14 years following a second radical surgical procedure. Eight patients were treated primarily with radiotherapy, and 6 have died with metastatic melanoma; another died following pelvic exenteration for persistent local disease. Only 1 patient showed evidence of transient control after radiotherapy, but this patient had a local recurrence 36 months later and died with metastases. The overall 5-year survival rate for these 19 patients was 21%.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 720-727 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1980 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Malignant melanoma of the vagina-Report of 19 cases. / Chung, Arthur F.; Casey, Murray J.; Flannery, J. T.; Woodruff, James M.; Lewis, John L.
In: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 55, No. 6, 1980, p. 720-727.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Malignant melanoma of the vagina-Report of 19 cases
AU - Chung, Arthur F.
AU - Casey, Murray J.
AU - Flannery, J. T.
AU - Woodruff, James M.
AU - Lewis, John L.
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - Sixteen previously unreported cases of primary vaginal melanoma were studied, 8 from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (1935 to 1976) and 8 from the Connecticut Tumor Registry (1934 to 1976). In addition, 3 previously reported cases from the former institution are updated. Local control was obtained by means of primary radical surgery in 5 of 7 patients, 3 of whom are known to have subsequently died of disseminated disease. One patient initially treated with radical surgery had a local recurrence with metastasis to a regional node, but has now survived for more than 14 years following a second radical surgical procedure. Eight patients were treated primarily with radiotherapy, and 6 have died with metastatic melanoma; another died following pelvic exenteration for persistent local disease. Only 1 patient showed evidence of transient control after radiotherapy, but this patient had a local recurrence 36 months later and died with metastases. The overall 5-year survival rate for these 19 patients was 21%.
AB - Sixteen previously unreported cases of primary vaginal melanoma were studied, 8 from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (1935 to 1976) and 8 from the Connecticut Tumor Registry (1934 to 1976). In addition, 3 previously reported cases from the former institution are updated. Local control was obtained by means of primary radical surgery in 5 of 7 patients, 3 of whom are known to have subsequently died of disseminated disease. One patient initially treated with radical surgery had a local recurrence with metastasis to a regional node, but has now survived for more than 14 years following a second radical surgical procedure. Eight patients were treated primarily with radiotherapy, and 6 have died with metastatic melanoma; another died following pelvic exenteration for persistent local disease. Only 1 patient showed evidence of transient control after radiotherapy, but this patient had a local recurrence 36 months later and died with metastases. The overall 5-year survival rate for these 19 patients was 21%.
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