Sagebiel R W, Gates E A, Hill L C
Acta Cytol. 1978 Sep-Oct;22(5):353-7.
A case of malignant melanoma of the vagina is described. Ultrastructural examination of tissue from the neoplasm showed a well-developed protein framework similar in appearance to that seen in the slowly progressive lentigo maligna form of malignant melanoma from the general body skin. The spectrum of malignancy known for most other neoplasms, from slowly and locally recurrent to highly aggressive, seems to be found similarly in vaginal malignant melanoma. The patient was treated with local excisions and followed by cytologic examination; she is without known deep or systemic spread after more than three years.
本文描述了一例阴道恶性黑色素瘤病例。对肿瘤组织进行的超微结构检查显示，其蛋白质框架发育良好，外观与来自全身皮肤的恶性黑色素瘤的缓慢进展型恶性雀斑样痣相似。大多数其他肿瘤所具有的恶性程度范围，从缓慢局部复发到高度侵袭性，在阴道恶性黑色素瘤中似乎也同样存在。该患者接受了局部切除治疗，随后进行了细胞学检查；三年多来，未见有已知的深部或全身转移。
