Jones I S
N Z Med J. 1979 May 9;89(635):348-50.
Thirty-five vulvectomy specimens were obtained from post-mortem material and studied to assess the distribution of melanin pigment. The information obtained was compared with the melanin distribution in melanoma-in-situ and melanosis vulvae. A lesion had to be larger than 3mm before it was recognised clinically. Melanosis vulvae is but an exaggeration of the normal distribution of melanin pigment. Melanoma-in-situ, however, cannot be reliably distinguished from the benign causes of pigmentation on clinical grounds. The correct diagnosis can only be made histologically. Other causes of vulval pigmentation are also discussed.
从尸检材料中获取了35个外阴切除标本，对其进行研究以评估黑色素的分布情况。将所获得的信息与原位黑色素瘤和外阴黑变病中的黑色素分布进行了比较。在临床上能够识别之前，病变必须大于3毫米。外阴黑变病不过是黑色素正常分布的一种过度表现。然而，原位黑色素瘤在临床上无法可靠地与色素沉着的良性原因区分开来。只有通过组织学检查才能做出正确诊断。还讨论了外阴色素沉着的其他原因。
