TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary malignant melanoma of the vagina
T2 - Report of four cases and review of the literature
AU - Levitan, Zohar
AU - Gordon, Alan N.
AU - Kaplan, Alan L.
AU - Kaufman, Raymond H.
PY - 1989/4
Y1 - 1989/4
N2 - Four cases of malignant melanoma arising in the vagina are described, and the literature related to this unusual tumor is reviewed. The 2-year survival rate is better following radical surgery than after other treatment modalities; however, the 5-year survival rate is unrelated to type of therapy. Radical surgery appears to control local disease, but fails to address systemic spread of the tumor. Therefore, improvement in survival will require effective systemic therapy.
AB - Four cases of malignant melanoma arising in the vagina are described, and the literature related to this unusual tumor is reviewed. The 2-year survival rate is better following radical surgery than after other treatment modalities; however, the 5-year survival rate is unrelated to type of therapy. Radical surgery appears to control local disease, but fails to address systemic spread of the tumor. Therefore, improvement in survival will require effective systemic therapy.
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U2 - 10.1016/0090-8258(89)90609-4
DO - 10.1016/0090-8258(89)90609-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 2649421
AN - SCOPUS:0024502234
VL - 33
SP - 85
EP - 90
JO - Gynecologic oncology
JF - Gynecologic oncology
SN - 0090-8258
IS - 1
ER -