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AI InsightIn this case-report, a 62-year old woman diagnosed to have metastatic lesions of malignant melanoma in all the serosal surfaces of the bowel, liver, spleen, endometrium, myometrium, cervix and ovaries is described and the treatment modalities are discussed
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Abstract
Although very rarely encountered in gynecologic practice, it's possible to see metastatic malignant melanoma of the endometrium, myometrium, cervix and ovaries. The prognosis of metastatic melanoma is extremely poor with a median survival time of 6-8 months. Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery are the treatment modalities used to cure the disease. In this case-report, a 62-year old woman diagnosed to have metastatic lesions of malignant melanoma in all the serosal surfaces of the bowel, liver, spleen, endometrium, myometrium, cervix and ovaries is described and the treatment modalities are discussed
Özet
Jinekoloji pratiğinde çok nadiren de karşılaşılsa, endometrium, myometrium, serviks ve overlerin metastatik malign melanomuna rastlamak mümkündür. Metastatik malign melanom olgularının ortalama sağkalım süresi 6-8 ay olup, prognoz oldukça kötüdür. Kemoterapi, immünoterapi, radyoterapi ve cerrahi kullanılan tedavi modaliteleridir. Bu olgu sunumunda, barsak, karaciğer, dalak dahil olmak üzere tüm peritoneal yüzeylerde ve endometrium, myometrium, serviks ve overlerde metastatik malign melanom infiltrasyonları tespit edilen 62 yaşında bir hasta anlatılarak tanı ve tedavi modaliteleri tartışılmıştır.