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Melanoma of the lower genital tract: Prognostic factors and treatment modalities
- Source :
- Gynecologic oncology. 150(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Primary melanomas originating from the gynecological tract are rare and aggressive cancers. The vulva is the most frequent site (70%), followed by vagina and more rarely by cervix. The clinical outcome of patients with female genital tract melanoma is very poor, with a 5-year overall survival (OS) of 37-50% for vulvar, 13-32% for vaginal, and approximately 10% for cervical melanoma. In this systematic review, we analyzed the pathogenesis and the different factors influencing the prognosis of melanomas of the lower genital tract, with particular emphasis on biologic variables that may influence new therapeutic approaches. We evaluated the different treatment modalities described in the literature, in order to offer a possible algorithm that may help the clinicians in diagnosing and treating patients with these uncommon malignancies.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Vulva
Pathogenesis
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
Humans
Lower genital tract
Cervix
Melanoma
Survival analysis
Aged
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
business.industry
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Prognosis
Dermatology
Survival Analysis
medicine.anatomical_structure
Oncology
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Vagina
Female
Cervical Melanoma
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10956859
- Volume :
- 150
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Gynecologic oncology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7e50418b41551022cf2098d3ae6013a0