Beyond The Skin: A Case Report Of Vaginal Melanoma

Authors

Brittany Gilbert, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineFollow
Wm Tanner Gilbert, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineFollow
Ardeshir Hakam, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FloridaFollow
Lynne J. Goebel, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineFollow

Author Credentials

Brittany Gilbert DO Tanner Gilbert DO Ardeshir Hakam MD, MBA Lynne J. Goebel MD, FACP

Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0002-0452-2055

Keywords

vaginal melanoma, postmenopausal vaginal bleeding, treatment

Disciplines

Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications | Geriatrics | Medicine and Health Sciences | Neoplasms | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Oncology

Abstract

Mucosal melanomas are rare, accounting for only 1.4% of all melanomas. Only 18% of mucosal melanomas are vulvovaginal in origin, making it exceedingly rare. Mucosal melanomas typically carry a worse prognosis than those arising from cutaneous sites with a higher risk of recurrence and disseminated disease. We report a rare case of vaginal melanoma presenting as postmenopausal bleeding and discuss management of this disease.

Recommended Citation

Gilbert B, Gilbert WT, Hakam A, Goebel LJ. Beyond The Skin: A Case Report Of Vaginal Melanoma. Marshall J Med. 2020; 6(4): 39 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33470/2379-9536.1300.