TITLE:
Metastatic malignant melanoma arising in the ovary: A case report and review of the literature
AUTHORS:
Amani Harris, Norman Blumenthal
KEYWORDS:
Melanoma; Ovary; Metastatic
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.3 No.7A,
September
5,
2013
ABSTRACT: Introduction: This article is a case report of metastatic
malignant melanoma to the ovary and a review of the current literature on
recommendations for diagnosis and management. Background: Metastatic
involvement of the ovary from malignant melanoma is relatively uncommon and represents
a diagnostic challenge. There are 74 cases of malignant melanoma metastasing to
the ovary reported in the English literature. Malignant melanoma in the ovary
is often found at autopsy, as a part of an extensive multisystemic spread of
the disease and is rarely diagnosed during life. Most cases reported in the
literature thus far occurred in women of reproductive age. Commonly, the
history of a primary cutaneous melanoma lesion is remote, and in some cases,
absent [1]. Most cases are associated with disseminated disease and carried a
dismal prognosis [2].