TITLE:
Myometrium and Sigmoid Colon Metastatic Melanoma Simulating a Ewing Tumor: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Adjoby Cassou Roland, Kouame Arthur Didier, Alla Christian, Effoh N’Drin Denis, Konan Joachim, Aloui Adil, Andriamindimbison N. Zoly, Ahounkeng Patrick, Birembaut Philippe, Abboud Pascal
KEYWORDS:
Melanoma, Uterine Metastases, Myometrium, Ewing Tumor, PNET
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.7 No.8,
August
15,
2017
ABSTRACT: Malignant melanomas or lymphoma of the skin are malignant tumors of the
skin and/or the mucous membranes whose uterine metastases are rare. The
secondary uterine localizations, although rare, must be evoked in front of a
pelvic tumoral syndrome, or diffuse metastases and a personal past history of
melanoma, even after a long time of remission. In our observation, the evolution
of the tumor in the pelvis extended to the muscular structures of the uterus
and the sigmoid colon of a 72 year old patient, what made it an exceptional
case. The diagnosis of these secondary localizations is a diagnosis of
elimination, almost always post-operative, made on the histopathological and
immunocytochemical study of the surgical specimen, supported by cytogenetics,
even molecular biology. The treatment is based on chemotherapy.