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Female genital tract melanoma: Analysis from a regional cancer institute

Kadın genital sistem melanomu: Bölgesel bir kanser enstitüsünden analiz

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46–51
Publication Date
2022-11-02
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No effective treatment strategy is yet available.However, surgery is the preferred first- line treatment, radiotherapy and chemotherapy have been used in adjuvant settings.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Malignant melanoma of the genital tract comprises 3% of all melanomas afflicting females.
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Key Findings & Data:They are characterized by poor prognosis with5-year survival of 0-25% and high incidence for distant metastasis.
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Conclusion & Impact:No effective treatment strategy is yet available.However, surgery is the preferred first- line treatment, radiotherapy and chemotherapy have been used in adjuvant settings.
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Abstract

Objective: Malignant melanoma of the genital tract comprises 3% of all melanomas afflicting females. They are characterized by poor prognosis with5-year survival of 0-25% and high incidence for distant metastasis. This study was performed to assess various clinical features, treatment options, and thremanagement of genital melanomas.Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective analysis where records of patients with genital melanomas between 2005 to 2018 were reviewed to obtaindemographic and clinical information, including age of diagnosis, presenting symptoms, performance status, pathology reports, treatment, follow-up, andsurvival.Results: Between 2005 and 2018, 31 women were analyzed. The median age was 53.5 (range: 28.5-85) years. Vaginal bleeding was the most commonpresenting symptom (80.6%), followed by discharge (29%), mass in the vagina/perineum (19.3%), pain (16.1%), and difficulty in micturition (9.6%). Themost common site of origin was the vagina (67.7%), followed by that vulva (19.3%) and cervix (12.9%). Tumor diameter was more than 3 cm in 74.2%(23/31). Out of 31 patients, only 16 opted for treatment. Four patients underwent surgery, 10 received primary chemotherapy, and two needed palliative radiotherapy for heavy bleeding. The median survival in the treatment group was 5 (range: 2.5-28) months, almost similar to patients not receiving any treatment (5 months, range: 2-11).Conclusion: Genital melanoma are rare but aggressive tumors. Diagnosis is usually made with biopsy. No effective treatment strategy is yet available.However, surgery is the preferred first- line treatment, radiotherapy and chemotherapy have been used in adjuvant settings.

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Amaç: Genital sistemin malign melanomu, kadınları etkileyen tüm melanomların %3’ünü oluşturmaktadır. Beş yıllık sağkalım %0-25 ve uzak metastaz insidansı ile kötü prognoz ile karakterizedir. Bu çalışma genital melanomların çeşitli klinik özelliklerini, tedavi seçeneklerini ve tedavi yöntemlerini değerlendirmek için yapıldı. Gereç ve Yöntemler: 2005-2018 yılları arasında genital melanomlu hastaların kayıtlarının tanı yaşı, semptomlar, performans durumu, patoloji raporları, tedavi, takip ve sağkalım gibi demografik ve klinik bilgileri elde etmek için incelendiği retrospektif bir analizdir. Bulgular: 2005-2018 arasında 31 kadın analiz edildi. Ortanca yaş 53.5 (dağılım: 28,5-85) idi. Vajinal kanama en sık başvuru semptomuydu (%80,6), bunu akıntı (%29), vajina/perineumdaki kitle (%19,3), ağrı (%16,1) ve işeme zorluğu (%9,6) izledi. En sık oluşma yeri vajinaydı (%67,7), bunu vulva (%19,3) ve serviks (%12,9) izledi. Tümör çapı %74,2’de (23/31) 3 cm’den fazlaydı.Otuz bir hastanın sadece 16’sı tedaviyi tercih etti. Dört hastaya cerrahi, 10 hastaya primer kemoterapi ve iki hastaya ağır kanama için palyatif radyoterapi uygulandı. Tedavi grubundaki ortanca sağkalım 5 (aralık: 2,5-28) aydı, bu da neredeyse hiç tedavi almayan hastalara (5 ay, aralık: 2-11) benzerdi. Sonuç: Genital melanom nadir fakat agresif tümörlerdir. Tanı genellikle biyopsi ile konur. Henüz etkili bir tedavi stratejisi mevcut değildir. Bununla birlikte, ameliyat birinci basamak tedavi olarak tercih edilir, adjuvan ortamlarında radyoterapi ve kemoterapi kullanılmıştır.

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PANDEY, G., DAVE, P., PATEL, S., PATEL, B., ARORA, R., PAREKH, C., BEGUM, D. (2022). Female genital tract melanoma: Analysis from a regional cancer institute. Turkish Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cilt: 17 - Sayı: 1, 46–51. https://ajindex.com/articles/612947

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