21 October 2020
: Case report
A Case of Vaginal Malignant Melanoma Completely Resected by Radical Surgery
Rare disease
Ryuichi Tokumitsu1B, Tomoko Hirakawa1BE*, Mitsutake Yano12B, Evgeniya Kirakosyan13E, Shimpei Sato1E, Kaei Nasu14E, Hisashi Narahara1ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.927462
Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e927462
Figure 1. Preoperative examinations: (A) Internal examination showed a 20×20 mm black and flat lesion on the posterior vaginal wall. (B) T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging revealed no vaginal or uterus cervix mass. (C) Pap ×100. Vaginal cytology showed atypical cells with nuclear pleomorphisms and melanin production. (D) Immunohistochemical staining of vaginal cytology cell blocks showed the tumor cells were positive for melan-A.