"Vaginal Melanoma" by Brittany Gilbert, Wm Tanner Gilbert et al.

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Article Title

Beyond The Skin: A Case Report Of Vaginal Melanoma

Authors

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

Author Credentials

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

Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0002-0452-2055

DOI

10.33470/2379-9536.1300

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.

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The authors have no financial disclosures to declare and no conflicts of interest to report.

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Recommended Citation

Gilbert, Brittany; Gilbert, Wm Tanner; Hakam, Ardeshir; and Goebel, Lynne J. (2020) "Beyond The Skin: A Case Report Of Vaginal Melanoma," Marshall Journal of Medicine: Vol. 6: Iss. 4, Article 11.
DOI: 10.33470/2379-9536.1300
Available at: https://mds.marshall.edu/mjm/vol6/iss4/11

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