Two Cases of Vulvar Malignant Melanoma.

Kwon, Min Jung; Park, Jin Kyoung; Lee, Sang Ho; Seo, Mi Young; Rhim, Chae Chun; Park, Tae Chul

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003;46(4):869-872.
Published online April 1, 2003.

Two Cases of Vulvar Malignant Melanoma.

Min Jung Kwon, Jin Kyoung Park, Sang Ho Lee, Mi Young Seo, Chae Chun Rhim, Tae Chul Park

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hwang Sae Young Hospital for Women, Korea.

Abstract

Malignant melanoma may show a predisposition for vulvar skin. Although 37% of all melanomas in women affect the vulva, the skin in this area accounts for only 12% of the total surface area of body. Malignant melanoma of the vulva presented as polypoid tumours in 35% of patients. The most common sites of disease were the clitoral area and the labia majora, which accounted for more than 60% of all lesions. Only 15% of tumours were located primarily in hair-bearing areas. Two women who were diagnosed vulvar melanoma in Uijongbu St. Mary's Hospital were evaluated. We reviewed their medical records. One woman underwent the radical vulvectomy with bilateral inguinal and femoral lymph node dissection, and the other underwent wide local excision with both inguinal lymph nodes dissection. We experienced 2 cases of vulvar melanoma, so we report it with a brief review of literature.

Key Words: Vulvar melanoma